The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

UK households paid £1.05bn in higher mortgage payments since mini-budget last year, Labour claims

Sunak accused of being ‘personally responsible’ for £1.05bn Tory mortgage penalty

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Liz Truss’s trip to Taiwan risks ‘mortal wounds’ to China-UK relations, Beijing official warns

Visit ‘raises chances Beijing will exercise jurisdiction over island sooner rather than later’

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Sunak faces Tory Brexiteers’ anger by ditching end-of-year EU law ‘bonfire’

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch announced that around 600 laws would be revoked under their legislation rather than the 4,000 pledged.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Shameless Liz Truss marched into Westminster Abbey for her Coronation treat

The disaster PM of 49 days should feel embarrassment, but there she was on the front row, says Polly Hudson

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023

Political firebrand Nish Kumar: ‘I can’t be both problematic and an irrelevance’

After The Mash Report was cancelled by the BBC, comedian Nish Kumar is back with a new and uncompromising political podcast. He talks to Nick Curtis about receiving death threats, starting therapy and staying optimistic

Evening Standard · May 9, 2023

Liz Truss to visit Taiwan and give speech that could upset UK’s China strategy

Ex-PM, who is trying to revive career, says she will ‘show solidarity’ with Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi visit sparked furore

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023

Sadiq Khan tells Met to conduct review of coronation policing and explain why Republic activists detained for so long – as it happened

Six anti-monarchy protesters were detained on day of coronation but Met later admitted they ‘regretted’ their arrests

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023

British ex-premier Truss to visit Taiwan next week

Former British prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week and meet senior members of the government, her office said on Tuesday, a move that could anger China amid strains in its relationship with the current British government.

Reuters · May 9, 2023

Failed PM Liz Truss heads to Taiwan to attack China's 'increasingly aggressive' conduct

The former Prime Minister risks creating a diplomatic headache for Rishi Sunak when she flies to the Far East next week to deliver a speech showing solidarity with the breakaway island, which China has vowed to retake - by force if necessary - by 2050

Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023

Liz Truss to visit Taiwan to show ‘solidarity’ in face of China threats

The former prime minister said Beijing was showing ‘increasingly aggressive behaviour’ towards Taipei City.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023