Labour support in ‘red wall’ seats soars to 61% Remarkable 23-point swing to Keir Starmer’s party in heartlands since mini-Budget mess The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Uproar and disorder: day 3 of the Conservative conference circus A day after the chancellor’s forced tax-cut reversal, the Tories in Birmingham were still performing some jagged manoeuvres The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss faces mounting anger from MPs as Tory party conference descends into bitter in-fighting The Prime Minister has been criticised by MPs from her own party for refusing to increase benefits in line with inflation. Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022
Sunakites to culture warriors: Tory tribes go to war in Birmingham Conference fractures into intersecting groups whose members are united on issues from low tax to ‘woke’ students The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss’s Tories are higher than ever on ideology – and they’re refusing to sober up This fiscal fiasco hasn’t dimmed the PM’s enthusiasm for bootleg Thatcherism. Only voters can scare the party straight, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss battles to maintain Cabinet discipline after U-turn on U-turn Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng appeared to be reversing one U-turn as the PM suggested she could one day cut the top rate of income tax Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Suella Braverman accuses rebel Tories of 'coup' and 'airing dirty linen in public' The Home Secretary covered a wide range of topics during her appearance at the Choppers Politics conference fringe event including her 'dream' to send a removal flight to Rwanda. Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
Michael Gove ramps up pressure on Liz Truss to widen free school meals scheme The Conservative former Education Secretary said all primary pupils should get free school dinners 'in an ideal world' - and right now Liz Truss must extend provision to all households on Universal Credit Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
Welcome to Tory conference 2022 – so bad even Michael Gove has drawn the line MPs are already pining for the golden era of Johnson and Patel, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022
Michael Gove demands crackdown on secret foreign owners of slum rented homes Former housing secretary condemns ‘opaque trusts’ used to snap up property ‘for speculative reasons’ – thwarting regeneration The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Michael Gove’s strong views on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here With other Tory big beasts away, Michael Gove has been a star of the conference this year. Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversal as Prime Minister The Tory frontrunner has performed many U-turns, big and small The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022
Maddest moments from past Tory conferences - Theresa May’s P45 to Truss' pork markets The Conservative Party Conference is currently underway in Birmingham, with prime minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in attendance as they discuss policies and U-turns Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022
Liz Truss fights for ‘hearts and minds’ of Tory MPs as revolt deepens String of Tory MPs line up to raise fears on benefits cuts Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022
Wales Online · Oct 4, 2022 Tories seek to shift focus from economy after U-turn humiliation The Government are turning their attentions to immigration and supporting Ukraine
Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022 Tories laugh as Kwasi Kwarteng forced into humiliating U-turn - but 'damage already done' Mr Kwarteng was forced to abandon his plan to give a massive tax cut to millionaires - but critics warned the damage has already been done after the Bank of England had to step in
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 Night of the hurried U-turn: how Truss and Kwarteng dumped their tax cut Even as Liz Truss was being toasted for her tax-cutting boldness, the PM and chancellor were bowing to clamour to reverse course
Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022 Education Minister says his 'biggest fear' is private schools losing tax breaks School Standards Minister Jonathan Gullis was branded out of touch by Labour for suggesting that scrapping charitable status for private schools was one of his greatest worries in education
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Liz Truss’ history of U-turns after first major reversals as Prime Minister The Prime Minister has history of U-turns, both large and small
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Levelling up agenda will not stop under Liz Truss, Michael Gove suggests The former levelling up secretary said the UK could not afford ‘not to level up’.
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘delighted’ to have fracking in his own back garden Business secretary says he would welcome cash royalties for allowing drilling on his land
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Michael Gove and Jacob Rees-Mogg trade polite blows across conference floor Michael Gove was described as the Tory party’s answer to Peter Mandelson.
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022 Tories have made UK ‘laughing stock’, says donor defecting to Labour Truss and Kwarteng are ‘zealots’ practising ‘GCSE economics’, says Gareth Quarry
Chronicle Live · Oct 3, 2022 Why top Tory Michael Gove insists North East has 'bright future' despite becoming child poverty capital The former Levelling Up Secretary says the region has grappled with 'historic challenges'
Insider UK · Oct 3, 2022 Chancellor u-turns on scrapping 45p tax rate The plan had been to axe the 45% rate for earnings over £150,000 and pay for it by borrowing