Liz Truss promises mistakes she made in Downing street will help her to become a better MP The former prime minister has been re-selected to defend her South West Norfolk seat Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023
SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes’ husband attended private Tory hustings EXCLUSIVE: Kate Forbes' husband Ali, who she married in 2021, is at the centre of a riddle over his own political sympathies. Daily Record · Mar 3, 2023
Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders Former prime ministers are currently making a habit of intervening in government policy. Boris Johnson deployed sources to urge current prime minister Rishi Sunak not to abandon his Brexit policies and to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Liz Truss also used her first speech on the backbenches since leaving Downing… The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023
Rishi Sunak is shaping up to be a prime minister Keir Starmer should be wary of Sunak’s handling of the NI protocol suggests a leader – and a Tory party – with more left in the tank than some think, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
UK mortgage market contracts for fifth month after Liz Truss mini-budget Approvals at lowest since 2009 – bar during Covid lockdown – as demand for new homes continues to fall The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
Lewis Capaldi leave fans in stitches with hilarious Harry Potter doppelgänger The superstar from West Lothian has a whole host of famous doppelgängers, including former German politician Angela Merkel and fellow Scottish singer Susan Boyle. Edinburgh Live · Mar 1, 2023
Why the energy price cap drop does not mean bills are going down Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to prevent 20 per cent rise in bills from April The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023
‘It was time to act as adults’: how Sunak charmed his way through a deal Timing, trust and intense talks brought Northern Ireland deal over the finish line The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
Lewis Capaldi stuns fans with hilarious Harry Potter doppelgänger The West Lothian singer has previously been compared to Liz Truss, Susan Boyle and Angela Merkel but has now revealed a resemblance in the wizarding world. Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023
PM Sunak and EU chief announce deal on post-Brexit trade for Northern Ireland British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has struck a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and he said it would pave the way for a new chapter in London's relationship with the bloc. France 24 · Feb 27, 2023
Misogyny in politics shows no sign of abating Letter: It seems that some politicians don’t even recognise the sexist abuse they inflict on women in their own party, says Liz Mason The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023
Ex-British PM Boris Johnson’s ‘f*** the Americans’ remark ‘beyond the pale’ Joe Biden famously trashed economic plan of Johnson’s successor The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023
Tories sense a chance to turn the tide in critical month for Rishi Sunak MPs, including veterans from the right, want the prime minister to face down hardliners and cut Keir Starmer’s lead in the polls The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023
Scrap plans for corporation tax hike, Patel urges chancellor Not too late for Jeremy Hunt to end ‘obsession of regulation, high taxes and interference with business’ in spring budget The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023 Priti Patel urges Jeremy Hunt to stop planned corporation tax rise in Budget The former home secretary has called on the chancellor not to go ahead with the planned increase in corporation tax
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023 Priti Patel calls on Jeremy Hunt to stop planned corporation tax rise The former home secretary has called on the Chancellor not to go ahead with the planned increase in corporation tax.
Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023 'Turn the spotlight off gruesome twosome Johnson and Truss sucking the life out of UK' Daily Mirror columnist Brian Reade on the actions of two former prime ministers who, he says, are so enslaved by their egos they just can't let go of their fight for power
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023 Digested week: Sunak loses his nerve on Brexit deal as Johnson hints at trouble Plus, Liz Truss returns, uproar over Roald Dahl rewrites and why everything is too much trouble for Thérèse Coffey
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023 Premier League’s wealth was built on back of pyramid clubs who need to be protected The government white paper will need to bring fans to the fore in the running of their clubs to shore them up for future generations
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023 ‘Just give Ukraine the planes’ is the battle cry of the armchair generals. It’s not that simple A year on from Russia’s invasion, there is no shortage of pontification. What’s required now is statecraft, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Putin’s most baffling remarks about the West since the war in Ukraine started ‘I’m not bluffing,’ the Kremlin leader said after suggesting nuclear attack
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023 OPINION - Dinosaur Kate Forbes is learning that values do matter in our politics If a week is a long time in politics, it feels like a lifetime since Nicola Sturgeon resigned. The SNP looked unassailable largely thanks to Sturgeon’s powerful political prowess — but seven days later, the once disciplined SNP is all over the place, largely due to the frontrunner and Finance…
Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023 Calamitous ex-PM Liz Truss reselected by Tories to fight next general election Former Prime Minister Liz Truss - who lasted only 49 days in Downing Street - will stand again to represent South West Norfolk for the Conservatives when the next general election is called
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023 Liz Truss re-selected as general election candidate by Tories The former prime minister will fight a fifth campaign as candidate for South West Norfolk
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Liz Truss re-selected as Tory general election candidate The former Prime Minister will fight a fifth campaign as candidate for South West Norfolk.