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  

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. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Liz Truss's aides would concoct stories about family members dying in order to get the top Tory out of television appearances, it has been claimed. “She didn’t like the media, so we used to spend quite a lot of time making up excuses and killing off minor members of her family so she didn’t have to go on Question Time,” Ms Buchanan, a former political journalist who has also worked in No.10 said. Speaking on the Whitehall Sources podcast, the ex-aide clarified : “Only minor people like aunts and cousins and things — I’m not talking about major members of the family.” Eventually Ms Buchanan said Ms Truss's team “ran out of excuses” and the Tory MP had to appear on the flagship BBC politics programme. Despite Ms Truss's former aide’s claim the prime minister has appeared regularly on BBC Question Time – a total of nine times between 2012 and 2019.

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Norfolk’s brutal humiliation of a former prime minister: How Liz Truss was booted out
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Norfolk’s brutal humiliation of a former prime minister: How Liz Truss was booted out

The Independent  

Did you see the marmalade-dropper at your breakfast table? On a night with a record tally of Conservative losses, Liz Truss losing her seat was surely the most delicious of the many “Portillo moments” that unfolded overnight. The former prime minister made us wait, with the slow hand-clapping heralding her denouement at 6.48am. Rather like the fall of Michael Portillo …

Liz Truss loses seat as ex-prime minister becomes biggest scalp in Tory bloodbath
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Liz Truss insists she was not the worst prime minister – it was Tony Blair
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Tory support now lower than when Liz Truss was leader
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory support now lower than when Liz Truss was leader

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Former U.K. leader Liz Truss blames others for her brief, chaotic tenure — and she endorses Trump
8 months, 1 week ago

Former U.K. leader Liz Truss blames others for her brief, chaotic tenure — and she endorses Trump

LA Times  

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 22. Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, said Truss’ media onslaught “confirms her transformation into a radical right-wing populist.” Truss became prime minister in September 2022 when she was elected by the governing Conservative Party …

Queen Elizabeth II: The monarch that remained on duty until her death
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Queen Elizabeth II: The monarch that remained on duty until her death

The Independent  

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Liz Truss attacks Joe Biden and Greta Thunberg as ‘left-wing orthodoxy’
1 year, 3 months ago

Liz Truss attacks Joe Biden and Greta Thunberg as ‘left-wing orthodoxy’

The Independent  

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Liz Truss reveals what late Queen told her in last meeting before she died
1 year, 3 months ago

Liz Truss reveals what late Queen told her in last meeting before she died

The Independent  

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Former prime ministers gather for King’s coronation
1 year, 7 months ago

Former prime ministers gather for King’s coronation

The Independent  

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Liz Truss holds back-to-back farewell parties at Chequers
2 years, 1 month 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’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments

The Independent  

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'Extraordinary mayhem': Liz Truss' disastrous time on Downing Street
2 years, 2 months ago

'Extraordinary mayhem': Liz Truss' disastrous time on Downing Street

Firstpost  

Appointed as Britain’s prime minister on 5 September, Liz Truss announced her resignation after a chaotic six weeks in the top job London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation after a chaotic six weeks in the top job. 5 September Truss wins a vote by Conservative party members by 81,326, against 60,399 for Rishi Sunak, who served …

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,” …

Texts to friends at 4 am, resignation in afternoon: Liz Truss's last day in office
2 years, 2 months ago

Texts to friends at 4 am, resignation in afternoon: Liz Truss's last day in office

India Today  

Texts at 4 am, a flurry of meetings and confirmation that she would lose the confidence vote. These are the events that led up to Liz Truss's resignation as the UK Prime Minister on Thursday. Hours before she announced her resignation, a flurry of activities was reported at 10, Downing street -- the prime minister's official residence -- as Truss …

What did Liz Truss do wrong?
2 years, 2 months ago

What did Liz Truss do wrong?

The Independent  

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Lauren Laverne reveals unfortunate Pointless coincidence following PM departure
2 years, 2 months ago

Lauren Laverne reveals unfortunate Pointless coincidence following PM departure

The Independent  

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Liz Leaves: A Timeline of How Truss Tumbled Down Downing Street in 6 Weeks
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Leaves: A Timeline of How Truss Tumbled Down Downing Street in 6 Weeks

News 18  

It was all over before it had barely begun. SEPT. 23 – MINI-BUDGET Truss’s finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng sets out a “mini-budget” that includes 45 billion pounds of unfunded tax cuts and huge increases in government borrowing. SEPT. 26 – BANK OF ENGLAND CONCERNED The central bank says it will not hesitate to change interest rates and is monitoring markets …

UK PM Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office, shortest serving premier
2 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office, shortest serving premier

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Liz Truss' chaotic premiership came to an end despite having barely begun. Discounting 10 days of mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth II, Liz Truss had only a week before her political programme imploded, which led to the sacking of her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng. UK PM Liz Truss Resigns: Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the …

Liz Truss Resigns As UK Prime Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss Resigns As UK Prime Minister

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Embattled U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday following a tumultuous few weeks in office now distinguished as the shortest term in history. "I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party" UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resignshttps://t.co/O5kO1WJ4tY pic.twitter.com/Gq6FtOGNIP — BBC Breaking News October 20, 2022 Truss said she informed King Charles …

How Liz Truss on Downing Street caused a Tory party ‘implosion’: A timeline
2 years, 2 months ago

How Liz Truss on Downing Street caused a Tory party ‘implosion’: A timeline

Hindustan Times  

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has enjoyed the shortest of political honeymoons -- her chaotic premiership apparently mortally wounded despite having barely begun. Liz Truss: Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament. September 5 Truss wins a vote by Conservative party members by 81,326, against 60,399 for Rishi …

What next for Liz Truss as she fights for political survival?
2 years, 2 months ago

What next for Liz Truss as she fights for political survival?

The Independent  

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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 …

Liz Truss goes home after shortest stint as British PM. What now?
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss goes home after shortest stint as British PM. What now?

India Today  

The turmoil in Britain’s political scene refuses to die. It hasn’t been even two months since Boris Johnson resigned as the Prime Minister and Liz Truss, who replaced him on September 6, has quit the post already. The damage they have done will take years to fix.” ELECTIONS BY OCTOBER 28 With Liz Truss’s resignation in 44 days, the Conservative …

UK’s Liz Truss on the brink as MPs row, interior minister quits
2 years, 2 months ago

UK’s Liz Truss on the brink as MPs row, interior minister quits

Al Jazeera  

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is fighting to hold on to her job after her interior minister resigned and Conservative legislators openly quarrelled in parliament over a vote on fracking for shale gas. “Pretending we haven’t made mistakes, carrying on as if everyone can’t see that we have made them and hoping that things will magically come right is not …

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 …

Will Liz Truss Last As UK Prime Minister To The End Of The Week? Here Is How Things Stand
2 years, 2 months ago

Will Liz Truss Last As UK Prime Minister To The End Of The Week? Here Is How Things Stand

ABP News  

"This is now looking like a political drama from South America but minus the military uniforms and red berets," said a political commentator. By the end of this week, Britain will, in all probability, have its fourth conservative Prime Minister in as many years as the current tenant of 10 Downing Street -- Liz Truss -- aims to claim the …

UK’s Liz Truss struggles to save premiership after tax U-turns
2 years, 2 months ago

UK’s Liz Truss struggles to save premiership after tax U-turns

Al Jazeera  

Truss is trying to keep her job after making U-turns on two major policies, as new Chancellor Hunt makes a new budget plan. Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss is insisting on her devotion to “sound” economics as she heads into crisis talks with her new finance minister, and a tense week of plotting by Conservative critics. With even US President …

Is UK Prime Minister Liz Truss in trouble?
2 years, 2 months ago

Is UK Prime Minister Liz Truss in trouble?

Al Jazeera  

Liz Truss sacked her Chancellor after only a few weeks in office, and reversed major economic policies. The United Kingdom’s new chancellor says he did not vote for Prime Minister Liz Truss but supports her economic plans. She announced the corporation tax would rise from 19 percent to 25 percent next April – rather than staying at the current level …

Pound crashing: Where is Liz Truss? Our prime minister has gone missing
2 years, 2 months ago

Pound crashing: Where is Liz Truss? Our prime minister has gone missing

The Independent  

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Truss faces difficult week at Tory Party conference
2 years, 2 months ago

Truss faces difficult week at Tory Party conference

The Independent  

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Australian broadcasters can't recognize UK PM Liz Truss, call her ‘minor royal’
2 years, 3 months ago

Australian broadcasters can't recognize UK PM Liz Truss, call her ‘minor royal’

Hindustan Times  

An Australian media channel faced flak after the broadcasters failed to recognise new British Prime Minister Liz Truss as she arrived at Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday. Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral: Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves after a service. Realizing their mistake, the presenters clarified that the guest was UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. …

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 …

UK PM Liz Truss picks top team; Indian-origin Suella Braverman is Home Secretary
2 years, 3 months ago

UK PM Liz Truss picks top team; Indian-origin Suella Braverman is Home Secretary

ABP News  

London, Sep 6 : Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss hit the ground running at Downing Street here on Tuesday by announcing some of the senior-most Cabinet posts, including Indian-origin Suella Braverman as her Home Secretary. A former rival who stood against Truss in the Conservative Party leadership election before being knocked out, Braverman had later backed her over former …

Queen Elizabeth II appoints Liz Truss as Britain\'s new Prime Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II appoints Liz Truss as Britain\'s new Prime Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Conservative Party leader Liz Truss was on Tuesday formally appointed as Britain's new Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the third female premier of the country. Truss is the 15th Prime Minister to serve during Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the first being Winston Churchill in 1952. After her meeting with the Queen, Truss left Balmoral Castle to return …

Liz Truss officially becomes prime minister after meeting the Queen
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss officially becomes prime minister after meeting the Queen

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 is now the United Kingdom’s prime minister after being …

Queen Elizabeth II appoints Liz Truss as Britain's new Prime Minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Queen Elizabeth II appoints Liz Truss as Britain's new Prime Minister

The Hindu  

Conservative Party leader Liz Truss was on Tuesday formally appointed as Britain's new Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the third female premier of the country. On Monday, Ms. Truss defeated former Chancellor Rishi Sunak to take charge as Britain’s new Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak to not be part of Truss government Mr. Sunak, the British-Indian former Finance Minister …

Liz Truss: Who is the UK’s new prime minister?
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss: Who is the UK’s new prime minister?

The Independent  

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Liz Truss appointed Britain's 56th prime minister after Boris Johnson bids farewell
2 years, 3 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 …

Joe Lycett for Prime Minister! Politics is already a farce as it is
2 years, 3 months ago

Joe Lycett for Prime Minister! Politics is already a farce as it is

The Independent  

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Liz Truss announced as prime minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss announced as prime minister

The Independent  

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Liz Truss to travel to see the Queen at Balmoral for appointment as PM
2 years, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Joe Lycett delighted by tabloid furore over Liz Truss interview
2 years, 3 months ago

Joe Lycett delighted by tabloid furore over Liz Truss interview

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak unlikely to join PM-elect Liz Truss's revamped cabinet
2 years, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak unlikely to join PM-elect Liz Truss's revamped cabinet

India TV News  

Highlights Britain's Prime Minister-elect Truss will spend Monday putting finishing touches to her new Cabinet Rishi Sunak, who lost the vote 57-43% said he did not plan to serve in a Truss-led Cabinet Many of 40 or so political staff working for outgoing PM are not expected to be in the new cabinet Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss will spend …

Liz Truss snubs BBC as Tory leadership race enters final stages
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Truss snubs BBC as Tory leadership race enters final stages

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 Rishi Sunak is still battling for support as the Tory …

Liz Truss refuses to commit to more cost-of-living support if she becomes PM
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Truss refuses to commit to more cost-of-living support if she becomes PM

The Independent  

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