Liz Truss’s pre-conference interview with Laura Kuenssberg – the key points The prime minister appeared at ease despite mounting Tory unrest after the mini-budget The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
‘I’ve lost confidence in them but I don’t know if I can switch’: Tories in West Midlands face voting dilemma Few seem willing to change parties in the home of the fabled swing-voting ‘Worcester woman’ but Liz Truss’s days may be numbered The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
‘Disconnected from reality’: Tory MPs plan rebellion over Liz Truss’s economic agenda Prime minister is facing the same fate as Theresa May when the Commons returns and could even be removed as leader The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
Ten days that shook the British political world: the inside story of Tory collapse Last Friday, Liz Truss and her chancellor expected acclaim for their mini-budget. This weekend, she goes into her first Tory conference as leader – battling for survival The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
The Observer view on why Tory MPs must stop Liz Truss’s ‘reverse Robin Hood’ policies Cutting services to fund tax cuts for the very wealthy is not only cruel amid a cost of living crisis, it’s also unmandated The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
Tory conference kicks off despite calls for it to be cancelled amid economic crisis THE Conservative Party conference kicked off today amid calls for the event to be cancelled as financial turmoil engulfs UK markets and Liz… The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2022
Truss tells Tory rebels ‘there is no option but to change’ PM rejects calls to sack Kwasi Kwarteng over mini-Budget turmoil saying he is doing an ‘excellent job’. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng accused of attending mini-Budget day champagne bash with financiers The under-fire Chancellor was a reported congratulated by guests on his mini-Budget while at the west London home of a rich Tory donor, according a report in The Sunday Times Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022
6 dramatic flashpoints facing new PM Liz Truss at chaotic Tory party conference Once the darling of the Tory grassroots, the new Prime Minister heads into her party's annual conference in Birmingham facing mutinous mutterings from her own MPs Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022
Truss faces difficult week at Tory Party conference MPs have questioned whether she can survive to the end of the year after week of financial market turmoil. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
Tory mayor slams young Conservative who labelled city ‘a dump’ on eve of Tory Conference The comment comes at a time when some MPs have said they will not attend the Tory Party’s annual conference this week Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2022
‘She needs a reset moment’: Team Truss hopes to regain control at conference With the country in uproar, PM attempts to win confidence of Tory MPs but many will simply stay away The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022
Liz Truss faces mutiny from Tory MPs after plans to snatch £1,000 from hard-up families Tories yesterday said it would be 'untenable' and 'unconscionable' for ministers to go back on a promise to increase benefit payments in line with inflation next year Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022
'That's not how it works at all': Stephen Kerr's attack on Scots voting system debunked A TORY MSP has come under fire for “misrepresentation” after he accused Scottish parties of “gaming” the electoral system. The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022 The Guardian view on Tory shock therapy: the wrong medicine for the country Editorial: Liz Truss’s policies have put the Tories behind Labour by 30 points. Without reversing course she will be in office but not in power
Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022 More than half of voters say Liz Truss's economic plans will wreck the country The exclusive Deltapoll survey for the Mirror shows just 27% support scrapping the cap on bankers’ bonuses and only 17% back abolishing the top rate on income tax.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 30, 2022 Alister Jack and Douglas Ross set to lose seats to SNP in next election If a snap election was called tomorrow the SNP would win 51 seats - removing three top Scottish Tories from their jobs
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 How could Liz Truss be replaced as prime minister? There are a number of options on the table – and hurdles
Liverpool Echo · Sep 30, 2022 Anger over policies 'killing people’ as borough’s inequalities laid bare Cllr Fairclough also accused the government of "stealing" from people
Daily Record · Sep 30, 2022 SNP demands Kwasi Kwarteng resigns as Chancellor following reports benefits will be frozen Ian Blackford claimed that Tory economic policies would leave "millions of families across the UK in deep distress".
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022 Tory conference cheat sheet: all you need to know about party summit Under-fire Liz Truss must face the Conservative faithful in Birmingham from Sunday. Here’s what to expect
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022 Watch for a political earthquake in middle England, as Liz Truss breaks up the Tory bedrock In Surrey, the cost of living crisis could push voters away from the Conservatives, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Don’t abandon levelling up agenda, Tory MPs warn Liz Truss Economic crisis ‘risks further increasing North-South divide’, backbenchers say ahead of conference
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng appeals for Tory unity as poll gives Labour 33-point lead Worries among Tory MPs that the fallout from the mini-Budget could hurt them at the ballot box were dramatically underlined by the YouGov poll
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022 Liz Truss to hold emergency talks with OBR after failing to calm markets Exclusive: in unusual move, PM and Kwasi Kwarteng will meet fiscal watchdog after mini-budget sparked investor panic