All news on the topic: Liz Truss

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'For those of us who know war, this new "Cold" one is already running too hot'
It always starts with words - threats, excuses, lies and false accusations, writes Paul Routledge, and it needs more than Boris bullsh** to sustain public support
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Keir Starmer blasts PM for being afraid to confront Tory 'wreckers' over Brexit
Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, the Labour leader warned Mr Sunak that at some point the 'irreconcilables' on the Tory backbenches will 'come after him'
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Calamitous ex-PM Liz Truss reselected by Tories to fight next general election
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss - who lasted only 49 days in Downing Street - will stand again to represent South West Norfolk for the Conservatives when the next general election is called
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Boris Johnson's supporters claim 60 Tory MPs face axe as revenge for ousting him
A grassroots group of Conservative Party members is threatening to remove MPs who they blame for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss being removed from 10 Downing Street
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Nigella Lawson says Liz Truss should lug 'Jenga' lectern 'everywhere she goes'
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson said the ex-PM should be made to carry around the £4,000 wooden monstrosity after the Mirror revealed it has been left abandoned in No10 as officials have failed to find it a new home
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Liz Truss calls for West to send fighter jets to Ukraine on her backbench return
The former Prime Minister made her first address to the Commons from the backbenches in more than a decade after she was forced to quit No10 in October following her disastrous 49-day reign
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Liz Truss's £4,000 'Jenga' lectern left abandoned in No10 as nobody wants it
Officials had hoped the costly wooden monstrosity would be used by another Whitehall department or an embassy abroad, but the lectern is still languishing in Downing Street
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'Expensive holidays give the appearance of not caring about ordinary people'
The decision of Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty to take a luxury holiday in Goa, typically costing £7,500 per week, does not reflect well during the cost of living crisis
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Joe Lycett referred to Liz Truss and Hugo Boss in iconic award acceptance speech
Joe Lycett received the 'comedy game changer' accolade at the National Comedy Awards,
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Lee Anderson says he's not a 'lunatic' for demanding return of death penalty
Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson insisted that millions of voters share his desire for capital punishment to be brought back. He was appointed by Rishi Sunak last week
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Angry viewers challenge 'flippant' BBC boss over £159 cost of licence fee
BBC director general Tim Davie has been accused of disrespecting licence fee payers after he said it was 'truly amazing' the broadcaster is 'pulling off' the charge
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Former Tory chairman makes bizarre sex joke as Liz Truss makes return in speech
Sir Jake Berry suggested interventions by former Prime Ministers should be "like sex in a long and happy relationship - infrequent but always anticipated with glee"
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Kwasi Kwarteng still backs 'general direction' of economy-destroying mini budget
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng is sticking by the "general direction" of his mini budget that crashed the UK economy, but admits that he has regrets
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Liz Truss makes political comeback with speech in Japan hitting out at China
It will be the former Prime Minister's first address since she was forced to quit No10 in October after a disastrous stint in Downing Street which triggered a plunge in the Tories' poll ratings
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British Embassy spy 'put lives at risk' when he sold secrets to the Russians
David Ballantyne Smith, 58, gathered a mass of classified information for Russia while working as a security guard in the British Embassy in Berlin
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Ex-Labour Cabinet minister in Tony Blair's Government mounts bid to return as MP
Labour veteran Douglas Alexander - who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Governments - announced he was standing in the Scottish constituency of East Lothian at the next general election
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Sunak and Tories accused of 'scandalous catalogue of waste' with lavish spending
In a new dossier, Keir Starmer's Labour claims taxpayers' money has been used to fund extravagant events, expensive restaurants and five-star hotels using Government Procurement Cards
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BBC chair made 'errors of judgement' over Boris Johnson loan, report finds
Labour is calling for BBC chair Richard Sharp to quit following a damning report today by MPs into his role helping Boris Johnson get an £800,000 loan
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Truss given £15k by billionaire pal of Prince Andrew to help fund comeback bid
Johan Eliasch has given Liz Truss £15,000 to pay for staff and to support her work. Forced to quit as PM after just 44 days in October, Ms Truss launched her political return last week
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‘Liz Truss tanked the economy…and normal working people have to pay the price’
Mirror reader Barry Foster says normal working people have to suffer 'while the real culprits make excuses and get away with it'. But what do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Tories could be reduced to 'third largest party in a snap general election'
The grim outlook for the Conervatives comes after 12 months of chaos in the party with the toppling of two Prime Ministers and resignations over sleaze allegations
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Tory Dominic Raab accused of 'belittling' officials in yet more bullying claims
A former Whitehall official alleges Dominic Raab's behaviour was 'nasty and difficult', and the top Tory used 'demeaning tactics to make himself the most powerful person in the room', according to a BBC Newsnight interview
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OAPs demand general election amid warnings of 'two years of decline and drift'
The SurveyMonkey poll for the Silver Voices group revealed an overwhelming majority in favour of a ballot in 2023 amid growing anger at the Conservatives
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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss must take blame for 'chaos' says ex-Tory leader
Former Conservative leader William Hague slammed remorseless ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for failing accept responsibility for their disastrous stints in Downing Street
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'International community mustn't turn a blind eye to plight of Turkey and Syria'
The earthquakes which rocked Turkey and Syria have caused a devastating loss of life with victims not standing a chance, Britain must do what it can to help survivors