Ex-Tory minister willing to get ‘kicked out’ of party by rebelling on benefit cuts Johnny Mercer vows to defy whip and claims Liz Truss ‘urinating’ on promises The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Liz Truss risks election 'wipeout' with 'lurch to the right', warns Boris Johnson ally Tory infighting plunged to new new depths following the party's chaos-ridden conference in Birmingham Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
The best course left to the Tories is to oust Liz Truss – and install a caretaker leader A unifier like Michael Gove could prepare the party for effective opposition, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
Martin Lewis hits out at ‘misunderstanding’ over Universal Credit claimants amid growing calls for rise Money Saving Expert founder accuses commentators of framing debate as matter of ‘workers v unemployed’ The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Keir Starmer brands Liz Truss 'destroyer of growth' with 'kamikaze' mini Budget The furious Labour leader said Liz Truss's mini-Budget was 'as anti-growth as you could possibly be' Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
Keir Starmer repeatedly refuses to back striking workers Labour leader repeats opposition to joining picket lines, as nursing union prepares to ballot members The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022
Starmer: Prime Minister is the destroyer of growth The Labour leader hit back at suggestions from Liz Truss that his party is part of an ‘anti-growth coalition’. The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Britons face £500 hike in mortgage payments due to ‘kamikaze’ budget, Labour warns Liz Truss is ‘destroyer of growth’, says Labour leader The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Starmer blames Government for families facing ‘eye-watering’ mortgage increases The Prime Minister and Chancellor have come under fire in recent days amid market turmoil. The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022
Starmer blames Tories as families face ‘eye-watering’ mortgage increases The Labour leader has accused the PM of "causing homeowners across the country sleepless nights" Wales Online · Oct 5, 2022
Brits face £500 mortgage hike as Tory mini-budget U-turn comes 'all too late', Keir Starmer warns British families face an "eye-watering" £500 mortgage hike, Labour have cautioned, as experts said the average two-year rate is the highest its been since 2008 Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022
This is no time for Labour to get complacent Letters: The Tories may look doomed now, but we shouldn’t write them off just yet, warn Bernie Evans and Martyn Taylor The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
Inside my most chaotic Tory conference ever - as members fear election defeat 'Every extra day my colleagues spend in this government, they’re more trapped in the nightmare,' said one MP as infighting gripped the Tory conference in Birmingham. Here's the view from inside Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022
Liz Truss says nothing at all, and says it really badly The PM made it to the lectern to declare war on taxi passengers, but unfortunately the basic rhythms of language elude her The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022
Wales Online · Oct 5, 2022 Truss tanks in poll as YouGov say she is 'more unpopular than Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn ever was' The new PM has a net favourability rating of minus 59. These are depths not even plumbed by Mr Johnson who hit minus 53 in July at the height of 'Partygate' and two months after publication of Sue Gray's report.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 ‘Rout worse than 1997’: once-loyal Tory press turn on Truss and party Columnists paint a bleak picture for the PM, but some of them think she can still turn things around
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022 ‘Opposition mindset’: Tory MPs slope home after chaotic conference Conservative disharmony shows no sign of abating as cabinet ministers fight over further potential U-turns
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 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 3, 2022 Tories have made UK ‘laughing stock’, says donor defecting to Labour Truss and Kwarteng are ‘zealots’ practising ‘GCSE economics’, says Gareth Quarry
Daily Record · Oct 3, 2022 Douglas Ross tells Scots Holyrood should have no more powers from Westminster Ross has criticised Labour for wanting to enhance the Scottish Parliament's responsibilities
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022 Ben Wallace: Specialist ships will protect underwater cables from Russia The Defence Secretary warned that Moscow makes ‘no secret’ of its ability to target underwater infrastructure.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022 Starmer’s Labour could be heading for 100-seat majority, polling guru warns Tories Labour ‘very clearly’ favourite to win election after poorly-received mini-Budget, says John Curtice
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022 As Labour marches forward, is racism in the party being swept under the carpet? A strange, unsettling amnesty over allegations of prejudice seems to have been granted Keir Starmer’s resurgent party, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022 Tories will not win the next election, says woman who wrote the 2019 manifesto Addressing a Conservative conference event entitled 'Can the Tories win the next election?', one of the 2019 manifesto co-authors admitted 'The answer is it's very unlikely'
Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022 Liz Truss ALREADY less popular with public than Boris Johnson when he quit Polling by Opinium found that 48% of voters think the Prime Minister should quit after less than a month in the job, while just 17% approve of the job she's doing