Truss says ‘jury’s out’ on whether Macron is ‘friend or foe’ The Foreign Secretary and her rival candidate Rishi Sunak were asked a series of quickfire questions at the Norwich hustings. The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
‘Armageddon’: Energy price hike will ‘cost lives’ and leave children hungry, charities warn Tory candidates People will die from 80% price rise without more support, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak told The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Energy price cap: Zahawi urges people to cut back on use as charity warns bills could ‘wipe out incomes’ – as it happened Chancellor says ‘we should all look at our energy consumption’ as charity issues warning over ‘stratospheric energy bills’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022
Is Starmer finally making a breakthrough by pledging to freeze these outrageous energy prices? Labour has leapt in the polls, and even Tory voters like the idea. Now the party needs to realise gas bills are just the start, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022
Liz Truss says ‘jury’s out’ on whether Macron is ‘friend or foe’ Foreign secretary accused of ‘woeful lack of judgement’ with criticism of close ally The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Liz Truss says scandal-plagued Boris Johnson would be better PM than Rishi Sunak Foreign Secretary Ms Truss - who remained in the cabinet even as dozens of Tory MPs quit early last month - responded: "Boris Johnson" when asked who she'd prefer to see in No10 between the current PM and her leadership rival Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022
Who are the Conservative Party members who will choose the next prime minister? Tory loyalists tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
'Official coalition' sees Labour hand Tories paid council roles after SNP ousting SCOTTISH Labour has entered an “official” coalition with the Conservatives on one local authority, the SNP say. The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2022
Tory leadership: What happens next in Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak contest? Final two vying to be PM making their case to Conservative Party membership The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Scientists accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘Trump’ tactics with attack on Covid lockdown experts Tory leadership contender accused of spouting ‘dangerous nonsense’ and attempting to rewrite history The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
UK Government insists ‘Tory agent’ on BBC board is helping impartiality THE UK Government has come out in defence of the man described as an “active agent of the Conservative party” who sits on the BBC board. The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2022
Who is Robbie Gibb? The 'Tory agent' Emily Maitlis says influences BBC output EMILY Maitlis, the former BBC anchor and newsnight host, has said there is an “active agent of the Conservative party” on the… The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2022
Think it’s all over? Think again – if Truss wins, she will have to call an election The politician tipped to be the next Tory leader will not be an illegitimate prime minister. But she will be a weak one, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022
Tories sell access to their next Chancellor at 'Business Day' for £2,990 a head The Conservatives defended the advert at the party conference in Birmingham, which promises those who can afford it will be able to 'take your business to the next level' Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2022 SNP demand Lord Frost not given government job if Liz Truss becomes PM The SNP have urged Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss to rule out offering a return to government for “anti-devolution” peer David Frost.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak questions whether Liz Truss’s tax plans are truly Thatcherite Sunak says Thatcher would know Truss’s planned tax cuts ‘aren’t a sensible approach’
Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022 Liz Truss branded sewage in rivers 'disgraceful' in 2014 speech despite budget cuts The Tory leadership frontrunner has come under firefor overseeing cuts to the Environment Agency budget, after which raw sewage discharges have risen
The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2022 SNP demand recall of Parliament to vote on energy price freeze THE SNP has written to Boris Johnson demanding an immediate recall of Parliament to allow MPs to vote on an energy price freeze.
Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022 Tory minister dismisses energy bills freeze despite Brits facing 'really expensive winter' Armed Forces Minister James Heappey poured cold water on a £100billion proposal by Scottish Power to halt energy bill hikes for the next two years
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022 Levelling up bill includes no funding to make levelling up happen, say MPs – as it happened Levelling up committee chair says in current form bill is unclear on how to ensure policy becomes reality
Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022 Who won the Tory leadership hustings? Liz Truss with nuclear war - but no bills help The battle to succeed Boris Johnson is entering the final stretch - but who won Tory hearts and minds at the latest hustings in Birmingham?
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022 Liz Truss refuses to commit to appointing ethics adviser Tory leadership hopeful says there is no need for independent body as she has ‘always acted with integrity’
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 Liz Truss economic policy ‘more Ted Heath than Margaret Thatcher’, IFS chief says Comparison is likely to irk Tory frontrunner who has modelled herself on Britain’s first woman prime minister
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022 Brexit: ‘Urgent’ need for UK-EU protocol deal amid cost of living crisis, warn business chiefs Plan put foward by Liz Truss will create ‘myriad’ problems, say trade bodies urging ‘swift resolution’
Daily Record · Aug 22, 2022 Lanarkshire MP demands action from UK Government on spiralling energy crisis Airdrie and Shotts MP Anum Qaisar is calling on Westminster to introduce a number of measures