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Margaret Thatcher would be 'appalled' by Tory candidates tax plans, says ex-minister

Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have tried to claim the mantle of the polarising Prime Minister - but Lord Kenneth Baker, who served in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet, said she would be 'appalled' by their plans

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Sunak, Truss and the Bank of England are lying to you – the UK economy is weak and rigged

Westminster is perpetrating the same scam as the rate-setters – bluffing that they can get the old economic machinery working like before, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022

Liz Truss brushes off concerns about £8.8bn black hole in her budget

Abandoned policy ‘misinterpreted … by the media’, Tory leadership frontrunner tells party members at hustings in Cardiff

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022

Tory leadership vote ‘delayed after hacking alert’ as Liz Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2022

Ballots ‘delay’ gives Sunak time before votes cast as Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Liz Truss claims Geri Horner told her to ‘go for’ Tory leadership at Euro 2022 final

The politician and former Spice Girl crossed paths at the Euro 2022 final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

5 musicians who have come out in support of the Tory party, from Geri Halliwell to Gary Barlow

Spice Girls fans were upset after Geri Halliwell posed for a photo with Tory MP Nadine Dorries

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Who is Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain’s next PM?

Truss, now foreign chief, remained loyal to Boris Johnson as he faced a rebellion and is promising public tax cuts.

Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2022

Rishi Sunak attempts to revitalise campaign with vow to slash income tax by the end of the decade

Former chancellor says he will cut basic rate of income tax from 20p to 16p in the pound by the end of the next parliament if elected Tory leader

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022