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Liz Truss looked 'anxious' and as if she'd 'been punched' in 'unreal' Commons appearance

Liz Truss looked as nervous as someone who had been "physically punched" after she snuck into the House of Commons and sat silent in the chamber for 29 minutes as her colleague was grilled over the Government's "grotesque chaos"

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

With the energy price climbdown, Liz Truss has probably sealed her own fate

It’s unclear why the PM would stay in office now; Hunt has become the face of change and Mordaunt made smart moves in her place

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Liz Truss meeting with Graham Brady when she swerved Commons grilling on Kwasi Kwarteng

The Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt stood in for the Prime Minister to answer questions from the opposition

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022

Liz Truss jeered as she turns up in Commons after mystery absence

Penny Mordaunt refuses to reveal ‘very good reason’ PM failed to turn up to answer Labour question

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Thunderous laughter as Commons leader tries to insist the Prime Minister isn't 'cowering under her desk'

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt has been taking questions from MPs in the Prime Minister's absence

Wales Online · Oct 17, 2022

At this rate, the next PM will be the chasm where Suella Braverman’s soul should be

The Tory party is already lining up its next leader, running through all its MPs in ever-decreasing quality, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Why wasn't Liz Truss in Parliament? Penny Mourdant denies PM was 'cowering under her desk' as she was missing from urgent question

The Prime Minister was absent from the Commons today during an urgent question on the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint a new Chancellor - but did arrive

Manchester Evening News · Oct 17, 2022

UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes 'Trussonomics'

New U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has reversed most of an economic package announced by the government just weeks ago, including a planned cut in income taxes

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss ‘is not under a desk’ hiding from MPs, Penny Mordaunt insists

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer mocked Ms Truss as he said: ‘The lady is not for turning – up.’

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Hunt tears up mini-budget as Truss dodges questions

I’m not sure how much I ever bought the old adage that 90 per cent of success is about showing up. But when you are the prime minister, you have sacked your chancellor of 38 days and his replacement has just gone on television to repudiate your mini-budget and entire…

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022