As Starmer calls for general election, candidates scrabble to win nominations from at least 100 MPs to join race Liz Truss announced on Thursday she was quitting No 10 after a calamitous 45 days in office, triggering a Tory leadership contest, with Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson battling […]
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The UK newspaper front pages cover another historic day in politics and speculate on who is in the running to replace Liz Truss The resignation of Liz Truss after 45 chaotic days as prime minister leads the front page of every major newspaper in the UK on Friday. The Guardian’s […]
Despite the departure of her home secretary, the PM could probably have clung on, but then came the extraordinary unforced errors Truss resigns – live news updates The final moments of a convoluted and chaotic 24 hours of political drama that culminated in Liz Truss’s downfall began at about 11.40am […]
There is little clarity about how the prime minister will be replaced, but this is what we know Truss resigns – live news updates Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister, saying she expects a replacement to be in place by the end of next week. Sir Graham Brady, the […]
Trussonomics, and Brexitism, have proven the dangers of trying to turn rightwing ideology into reality • Truss resigns – live news updates The last time we went through the defenestration of a Conservative prime minister – what, three months ago? – a rapid judgment soon formed. Boris Johnson’s tenure had […]
Prime minister at risk of mass exodus of ministers as home secretary forced to resign Liz Truss’s beleaguered government appeared at risk of collapse on Wednesday as Suella Braverman launched a stinging attack on the prime minister after being forced to resign as home secretary. Braverman’s dramatic departure, coming just […]
Outgoing home secretary sticks boot in and throws down gauntlet to embattled Liz Truss UK politics live – latest news updates The official release of letters by Downing Street between a prime minister and a resigning member of the cabinet usually offer only the sparsest glimpses of real emotion. They […]
Exclusive: Mark Fullbrook’s stake in CT Group while holding Downing Street role creates potential conflict of interest Liz Truss’s chief of staff still owns a stake in Sir Lynton Crosby’s lobbying company despite his Downing Street role, meaning he could benefit financially from the firm’s work for corporate clients. Mark […]
Johnson’s former transport secretary, an aviator with multiple names, has been parachuted in to replace Suella Braverman Answering the question “who is Grant Shapps?” is more complicated than it would be for most MPs. The new home secretary has had a varied political career, with rapid rises and precipitous falls […]
Law gives Russian-installed heads of four Ukrainian provinces sweeping powers Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the four provinces of Ukraine where Moscow controls territory after Russian officials warned of a Ukrainian assault on the key southern city of Kherson. “We are working […]