Senior advisor to Prime Minister Liz Truss suspended pending investigation He worked on the Prime Minister's leadership campaign Nottingham Post · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss declares fracking vote TONIGHT a 'confidence motion' in her own government Labour is aiming to ban fracking by seizing control of the Commons order paper - but government whips have told Tory MPs the 7pm vote will be a "confidence motion" and have ordered them to vote against Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Truss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip Chris Skidmore, head of PM’s net zero review, among Conservatives willing to vote against government The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Tory MPs told to brace for 'confidence vote in government' over Labour ploy TORY MPs are reportedly being told to treat a vote on fracking due on Wednesday afternoon as a de facto confidence vote in the government. The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2022
Foreign Secretary warns Tories against ‘defenestrating’ another PM James Cleverly insists mistakes ‘do happen’ after Liz Truss’s authority was hammered by a raft of humiliating U-turns. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss faces pivotal PMQs as she fights to save premiership The prime minister will be grilled by Keir Starmer amid backlash over economic strategy and Tory plots to oust her The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022
Tory MPs briefed to 'unite or wither' as Truss premiership hangs in balance TORY MPs are being briefed to “unite” and “deliver stability” as members are being warned that no governing party has changed leader twice… The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2022
Liz Truss faces pivotal PMQs after junking economic strategy The Prime Minister faces a backlash over suggestions she could ditch the pensions triple lock. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt meets 1922 Committee chair as Tory MPs plot to oust Truss Chancellor will address Tory backbenchers on Wednesday The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Michael Gove: ‘No longer question of if Liz Truss goes, but when’ Britain is in economic ‘hell’ before ‘purgatory’, former levelling-up secretary says The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss turns to former Johnson adviser as she fights to shore up tottering premiership ‘She’s toast’: PM to face MPs’ questions amid questions over how long she can survive The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss faces unrest over public spending cuts and pensions triple lock threat Senior Tory ministers, Labour party and the public all expected to resist cuts, especially to frontline services The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Conservative MP breaks ranks to slam 'appalling' threat to right to protest A TORY MP has broken ranks to attack the Government’s Public Order Bill, comparing it to the disastrous “mini-Budget” which plunged the UK… The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss battles on but poll suggests Tory members have lost faith She led a meeting of her Cabinet as she battled to salvage her authority as Prime Minister Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Who could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister - from Boris Johnson to Rishi Sunak The embattled PM has resigned in a brief 90 second statement outside Number 10 after just 44 days in office - her replacement in Downing Street will be announced in a week's time
Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022 In office but not in charge: How is Truss still prime minister? On the face of it, Liz Truss’s days as U.K. prime minister look numbered and her demise imminent. She’s been forced to throw out her entire economic policy program, fire her friend and finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, and has seen her poll numbers plummet to record depths.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Starmer accuses Tory MPs of prioritising their party over the country The Labour leader suggested many people feel ‘the real risk now is carrying on with this lot’ after the Government ‘demolished’ its mini-budget.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022 Senior Scottish Tory warns Liz Truss she has ‘days left’ to turn crisis around A SENIOR Scottish Tory has said the Prime Minister should quit if she cannot turn around the crisis over her authority within days.
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Majority of Tory members say Liz Truss should resign as MPs fear ‘15 years out of power’ The YouGov survey found over half of members believe the embattled Prime Minister should quit and 83% said Ms Truss was doing badly as Tory leader after six weeks in No10
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022 Majority of Tory members want Liz Truss to quit as Prime Minister, polling finds THE Prime Minister is viewed positively by just one in 10 people in the UK, polling has found ...
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Tory MPs warned of ‘15 years out of power’ if they stick with Liz Truss Position under Truss not recoverable warns MP who calls her ‘catastrophically incompetent’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022 Britannia rechained: Liz Truss enters her hostage era Jeremy Hunt, resurrected from several political deaths, is apparently the safest pair of hands in the Tory party, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022 Petition to bring back Boris Johnson gathers pace as Truss faces political ruin The Express reports that speculation claims Liz Truss could resign as early as today, just 41 days after taking office.
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022 Grant Shapps: ‘Change Tory Party rules to install new leaders more quickly’ Former cabinet minister Grant Shapps has called for the Conservative Party to change its rules so it can install new leaders more quickly.
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Liz Truss's poll rating at MINUS 70 as even loyal Tory admits she's in last chance saloon James Heappey - who attends Cabinet and was sent out by Downing Street to defend the lame duck PM - admitted 'I don’t think there’s the opportunity to make any more mistakes'