Truss tax cuts were ‘not right approach’ before tackling inflation, says Shapps Business secretary responds to former prime minister’s article about her decisions in No 10 The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
Liz Truss blames downfall on 'left-wing economic establishment' LIZ Truss has insisted she was never given a “realistic chance” to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party and by a “powerful… The National (Scotland) · Feb 5, 2023
Liz Truss ‘clearly’ wrong, says Tory minister after she lashes out at ‘left-wing establishment’ Grant Shapps rejects former Tory PM’s arguments, as Labour attacks Truss’s lack of ‘humility’ The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
UK’s Shortest-Serving PM Liz Truss Blames Economic ‘Orthodoxy’ for Downfall Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic "orthodoxy" in the country's finance ministry, other nations and in parts of the governing Conservative Party for derailing her premiership and "plan for growth". Truss's tenure was cut short last year after her largely unfunded mini budget and tax… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2023
UK's shortest-serving PM Liz Truss blames economic 'orthodoxy' for downfall Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic "orthodoxy" in the country's finance ministry, other nations and in parts of the governing Conservative Party for derailing her premiership and "plan for growth". Reuters · Feb 5, 2023
Liz Truss blames others for her failure as PM - FULL LIST OF WHO The disaster-prone ex-PM complained she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her wild, uncosted tax-cutting rampage because a "powerful economic establishment" got in the way Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023
Trade down, economy sinking, support falling: is the tide finally turning on Brexit? Three years on, Bregret hits home in Britain. For the EU, though, life has moved on The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
What the papers say – February 5 Liz Truss and the Duke of Sussex are back on the front pages this weekend. The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Liz Truss launches comeback after disastrous premiership claiming failed policies were right UK’s shortest-serving prime minister has written 4,000 word essay that continues to defend catastrophic economic policy The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023
Liz Truss says tax cut plans were never given a chance and slams 'economic establishment' The former prime minister has made her first detailed comments since the end of her tumultuous 49-day stint in the top job Wales Online · Feb 4, 2023
Liz Truss claims she wasn't given 'realistic chance' as she speaks out for first time since resigning as Prime Minister “I assumed upon entering Downing Street that my mandate would be respected and accepted. How wrong I was." Manchester Evening News · Feb 4, 2023
Liz Truss: I was never given a chance - old Ex-PM has blamed Tory opponents and a ‘powerful economic establishment’ for the failure of her radical tax cutting agenda. The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023
'Striking firefighters and ambulance workers get blamed for the mess Tories got us in' This Government has tried so hard to contribute to the economy, jokes Mark Steel. Nadhim Zahawi went as far as having to pay a £1million penalty when he got caught not paying his tax Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023
Blackpool hit by earthquake that sounded like rattling train with furniture shaking Residents in the seaside resort and nearby villages described seeing furniture shake and hearing a noise like a train as the town was hit by a tremor measuring 1.5 on the Richter scale Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023 Liz Truss says she didn’t get ‘realistic chance’ to enact tax-cutting agenda Former PM writes that ‘powerful economic establishment’ and lack of party support contributed to her downfall
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023 David Tennant brands Tories ‘a team of f***wits’ in savage rant on Channel 4's Last Leg Doctor Who star David Tennant didn't hold back when he spoke about the Conservative Party on Channel 4's Last Leg on Friday in an expletive-ridden rant
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2023 Liz Truss has 'half a hope' she can make a comeback and lead Tories in opposition The ex-Prime Minister, ousted after just 50 days after a string of disasters, mis-steps and a mini-budget that threatened to crash the UK economy, thinks she has “lost the battle but this is a long game.”
Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023 'Weak' Rishi Sunak can't call an election as he knows he would lose, says Rachel Reeves Labour's Rachel Reeves warned that Rishi Sunak is 'holding us back as a country' as he drowns in sleaze scandals - and says he lost to Liz Truss who 'in turn lost to a lettuce... He's not a winner this guy'
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Truss to step back into political limelight before ‘hawkish’ China speech The fleeting prime minister will head to Japan for a speech later this month.
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023 Mortgage hammer blow of £5,000 a year for London homeowners 250,000 London households comings off fixed loan deals will bear the brunt of announced interest rate rises
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023 Are we going to hell in a handcart? Only if you ignore these green shoots How many times, dear reader, over the last few months, in conversations with friends and colleagues, over dinner or coffee, have you discussed how depressing the UK is right now? I had this very conversation with a Spanish friend of mine yesterday, who cannot wait to escape London for Madrid…
The National (Scotland) · Feb 3, 2023 Liz Truss comeback rumours intensify with return of supporters' WhatsApp group WHISPERS of a Liz Truss comeback appear to be getting louder after several MPs have reportedly begun to join a WhatsApp group once used to bolster…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023 Tory backbenchers plan to put pressure on Hunt to cut childcare costs Exclusive: Group led by Siobhan Baillie want chancellor to use budget to relax rules and eliminate business rates for nurseries
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Ex-UK leader Truss to urge tougher China stance in Tokyo Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss will join the former leaders of Australia and Belgium at a conference in Tokyo later this month to call for a tougher international approach to China
Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023 Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to free hospital parking for nurses on Piers Morgan show The interview with Piers Morgan comes as Rishi Sunak marks 100 days in No10 after succeeding disaster PM Liz Truss, who he lost to in the Tory summer leadership race