The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The Tories are running scared, but we should all fear what they may become

The prospect of defeat has liberated the party to lurch further to the right, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Sunak makes pitch to Tory right as Truss draws conference crowd

The Prime Minister seemed set to scale back HS2 amid announcements on cutting the size of the Civil Service and imposing tougher benefits conditions.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

National Trust defends right to campaign on nature amid ‘pressure’ from lobby group

Restore Trust wants its members elected to the charity’s governing council to rid it of its ‘woke agenda’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Liz Truss met by sweeping queues at Tory conference as she calls for tax cuts

The former prime minister rallied the still supportive Tory membership at the fringes of the party conference in Manchester.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Conservative leadership beauty parade makes it to Manchester

Political party conferences mean different things to different people. For leaders, they represent an opportunity to grab the attention of voters. For parties themselves, they are a critical revenue-raising exercise. And for members, they offer the chance to drink warm wine in airless rooms.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

No champagne at Tory conference, but Michael Gove parties on

Rishi Sunak attacked Keir Starmer at a 1922 Committee event to open conference

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Political leaders need a grand narrative – Rishi Sunak's is a story of decline

During a January 2023 speech on “building a better future” the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insisted that “we can change our country’s character. We can reverse the creeping acceptance of a narrative of decline.”

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial

From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together at some expense in a season that lasts about three weeks.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

I’ll chart a path to lower taxes – I just can’t say when, Jeremy Hunt tells Tories

The Chancellor has ruled out tax cuts this year but is keeping alive hopes of a pre-election giveaway

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak accused of presiding over ‘chaos’ as Tory conference braces for news of HS2 Manchester leg cancellation – as it happened

Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, says news would be ‘profoundly depressing’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023