The importance of appearances: How shy Liz Truss met her downfall
2 years, 2 months ago

The importance of appearances: How shy Liz Truss met her downfall

The Independent  

There has been a certain amount of frustration on newspaper picture desks over the last few weeks. Each morning, the news desk would ask: “Are there any new pictures of Truss?” The truth is, it seemed that there were few days when the prime minister left her self-inflicted crisis bunker in No 10. Despite a clamouring from the press to get clarification on her ex-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget, Truss had been pictured relatively few times this month. After the weekend there came the Labour Party’s urgent question in parliament when Truss decided to let the formidably robust Penny Mordaunt deflect attacks instead of her. At one point the prime minister did join MPs, only to appear sitting sullen-faced behind her newly appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he tore up each policy she announced just weeks before.

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Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath
6 months ago

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. September 7: Ms Truss uses her first Prime Minister’s Questions …

Liz Truss insists she was not the worst prime minister – it was Tony Blair
7 months, 1 week ago

Liz Truss insists she was not the worst prime minister – it was Tony Blair

The Independent  

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I don’t want to be PM again, Liz Truss insists as she refuses to apologise
8 months, 2 weeks ago

I don’t want to be PM again, Liz Truss insists as she refuses to apologise

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Liz Truss has claimed she does not want to be prime …

Lighter political moments of 2022: From Liz Truss bust to waxwork Boris Johnson
2 years ago

Lighter political moments of 2022: From Liz Truss bust to waxwork Boris Johnson

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – Liz Truss bust News of Liz Truss’s appointment as prime minister was met …

Liz Truss holds back-to-back farewell parties at Chequers
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss holds back-to-back farewell parties at Chequers

The Independent  

Liz Truss is holding a series of parties at Chequers, the prime minister’s countryside residence, this weekend to bid farewell to ministers and staff who supported her fleeting premiership. Prime ministers must cover the cost of private events held at the 16th-century Buckinghamshire manor The bill for any private event or party held at Chequers is footed by the PM. …

How is Liz Truss spending her last weekend as UK PM? Partying, report says
2 years, 2 months ago

How is Liz Truss spending her last weekend as UK PM? Partying, report says

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing UK prime minister Liz Truss spent her last weekend partying at Chequers after her 45-day stint at 10 Downing Street came to a dramatic end, a report said. Liz Truss hosted party ministers at her mansion on Saturday, Mirror reported. The outlet also said that as Downing Street staff were in tears owing to Liz Truss leaving the position, …

Liz Truss promised UK a shakeup — but was forced out instead
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss promised UK a shakeup — but was forced out instead

Associated Press  

LONDON — Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain’s economy. Serious and stiff as a public speaker, she called herself a “disruptor,” ready to upend existing economic “orthodoxy.” On the campaign trail, Truss, who was then foreign secretary, vowed to slash taxes and red tape “from day one,” …

Liz Truss aides ‘pretended her relatives had died’ to get her out of going on TV
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss aides ‘pretended her relatives had died’ to get her out of going on TV

The Independent  

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Liz Truss promised U.K. a shakeup — but was forced out instead
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss promised U.K. a shakeup — but was forced out instead

The Hindu  

Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain's economy. Serious and stiff as a public speaker, she called herself a “disruptor," ready to upend existing economic “orthodoxy.” On the campaign trail, Ms. Truss, who was then foreign secretary, vowed to slash taxes and red tape “from day one,” boost …

How Liz Truss finally realised the game was up. Then the briefest speech and she was gone.
2 years, 2 months ago

How Liz Truss finally realised the game was up. Then the briefest speech and she was gone.

The Telegraph  

But by then, the Prime Minister had already concluded the game, according to multiple Number 10 insiders, with her mind set before seeing Sir Graham Brady, the 1922 Committee chairman. Thérèse Coffey, Ms Truss’s deputy and one of her closest friends in Parliament, was seen entering Number 10 at 12.25pm. “She thanked everyone.” The speech lasted just a few minutes …

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces resignation after a month and a half in power
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces resignation after a month and a half in power

ABC  

Liz Truss will become the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain's history after bowing to pressure from her own MPs to resign following a disastrous start to her premiership. Key points: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced she will step down from her position That decision makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the United Kingdom The …

Is Liz Truss in hiding? What we know about UK prime minister’s whereabouts
2 years, 2 months ago

Is Liz Truss in hiding? What we know about UK prime minister’s whereabouts

Firstpost  

Liz Truss has been silent for three days as crisis consumes her leadership, and declined to answer requests from the Labour Party about her decision to sack Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng London: Asked by the Opposition to explain her latest humiliating climbdown, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday refused to answer the call, raising further speculation about her future. …

UK PM Liz Truss Says Sorry For Economic 'Mistakes' But Vows To Stick Around
2 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Liz Truss Says Sorry For Economic 'Mistakes' But Vows To Stick Around

ABP News  

United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss apologised for “mistakes” in her economic programme that shook investors’ confidence and plunged her poll ratings but said that she won’t step down from her post amid reports that British MPs are preparing to oust her by submitting a no-confidence motion against her. On Friday, Truss sacked her close ally Kwasi Kwarteng from the …

‘A case study in leadership failure’: The glaring mistakes of Liz Truss
2 years, 2 months ago

‘A case study in leadership failure’: The glaring mistakes of Liz Truss

Firstpost  

UK prime minister Liz Truss has failed to ‘confront the brutal facts’ of her situation — a task considered crucial for good leadership. I don’t know if such thoughts have ever occurred to Liz Truss, who is still, at the time of writing, Britain’s prime minister. Above all, Truss has failed to “confront the brutal facts” of her situation — …

Liz Truss | Promises to keep, an emotional vacuum to fill
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss | Promises to keep, an emotional vacuum to fill

The Hindu  

If there is one person that the newly minted United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss would probably wish to have a quiet conversation with during her first week in office, it is Tony Blair, the former Labour Prime Minister. Ms. Truss now faces similar circumstances, with the passing of the country’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, upending the Prime …

Liz Truss appointed Britain's 56th prime minister after Boris Johnson bids farewell
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Truss appointed Britain's 56th prime minister after Boris Johnson bids farewell

ABC  

Liz Truss has promised to help the United Kingdom "ride out the storm" of major issues the country is facing in her first speech as Britain's new leader. Key points: Liz Truss has been sworn in as Britain's Prime Minister after travelling to Scotland to ask the Queen to form government Predecessor Boris Johnson was forced to resign earlier this …

Liz Truss to travel to see the Queen at Balmoral for appointment as PM
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Truss to travel to see the Queen at Balmoral for appointment as PM

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Liz Truss will travel to the Scottish Highlands to meet …

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