The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Labour must counter the Tory bonanza of uncosted policies. But not at the expense of childcare

By rowing back on commitments to free provision for children and the green new deal, the party is losing at the Tories’ toxic game, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Starmer claims Sunak ‘weak’ for failing to block Boris Johnson’s honours list

The pair clashed at PMQs after several days of Tory infighting.

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Who will get the blame for UK mortgage misery?

The government has ordered banks to protect people struggling to pay their mortgages as interest rates were predicted to rise as high as 6% by the end of the year.

The Week · Jun 14, 2023

Banks should increase returns on savings amid interest rate rises, says top Tory

Harriett Baldwin, chairwoman of the Treasury Select Committee, suggested banks should take the step if they are also raising mortgage rates.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Drop culture war battles, Penny Mordaunt tells Tories

Party must focus on ‘building more and taxing less’, says cabinet minister

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Who is Charlotte Owen and why is she getting a peerage?

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Drop culture war battles, Penny Mordaunt tells Tories

Party must focus on ‘building more and taxing less’, says cabinet minister

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

Who is Charlotte Owen? Youngest life peer parties with Carrie Johnson

Boris Johnson’s ex-aide has been in politics for all of five years and eight months, going from intern to baroness in that time

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023

Gillian Keegan attacks 'fairytale' economics of Tory right as civil war deepens

'Selectively choosing bits of the legacy and dressing it up as Thatcherism is a betrayal of her great legacy,' Gillian Keegan told the Centre for Policy Studies' annual Margaret Thatcher Conference in a dig at Liz Truss

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2023

‘This is just ruinous’: the Britons unable to afford their homes

Millions are finding themselves priced out of renting and buying amid high inflation and mortgage rates

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023