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 Joe Biden joining in attacks on her economic agenda, Truss wrote in the Sun on Sunday newspaper: “We cannot pave the way to a low-tax, high-growth economy without maintaining the confidence of the markets in our commitment to sound money.” That confidence was jeopardised on September 23 when former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and Truss unveiled a right-wing programme, inspired by 1980s US President Ronald Reagan, of 45 billion pounds in tax cuts financed exclusively by higher debt. “Conservatives don’t want that.” The new chancellor met Truss at the prime minister’s country retreat on Sunday to thrash out a new budget plan he is due to deliver on October 31. Opponents are said to be coalescing around Truss’s defeated leadership rival Rishi Sunak and another one-time foe, Penny Mordaunt, for a possible “unity ticket” to rebuild the stricken Conservatives.

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‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered

The Independent  

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Liz Truss tried to play the (‘anyone but me’) blame game – but (guess what!) she blew that, too
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Liz Truss tried to play the (‘anyone but me’) blame game – but (guess what!) she blew that, too

The Independent  

I don’t know which would be worse: if it turned out that Liz Truss didn’t actually believe a word she says and was just trying to kowtow to the lowest common denominator – or if she really is just. While the event itself didn’t make any clearer the true depths of her political convictions, what it did make clear is …

Truss at 10: New book about Liz Truss could keep the Tories out of power for decades
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Truss at 10: New book about Liz Truss could keep the Tories out of power for decades

The Independent  

There is said to be a fear among some Tory MPs that voters are so disgusted by the combined incompetence and corruption of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson’s administrations, the party will be out of power for a decade. The blunt subtitle of Truss at 10, the new book by Seldon, Britain’s leading political biographer – “How Not to Be …

Truss asks Civil Service to probe ‘slurs’ against her in King’s Speech papers
5 months ago

Truss asks Civil Service to probe ‘slurs’ against her in King’s Speech papers

The Independent  

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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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Hunt’s re-election campaign bankrolled by hedge fund manager who ‘profited from falling pound’ under Liz Truss
6 months ago

Hunt’s re-election campaign bankrolled by hedge fund manager who ‘profited from falling pound’ under Liz Truss

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Badenoch: BBC’s questioning of Liz Truss going on ‘far-right’ platform ‘trivial’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Badenoch: BBC’s questioning of Liz Truss going on ‘far-right’ platform ‘trivial’

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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

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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

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Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days
8 months, 1 week ago

Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump and blames others for her ouster after 49 days

Associated Press  

LONDON — During her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party. 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 …

Liz Truss book: Ex-PM claims she was ‘too busy’ to back Brexit – as she endorses Trump
8 months, 1 week ago

Liz Truss book: Ex-PM claims she was ‘too busy’ to back Brexit – as she endorses Trump

The Independent  

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The facts that prove Trussonomics was always doomed to fail
8 months, 1 week ago

The facts that prove Trussonomics was always doomed to fail

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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 …

Ex-UK PM Liz Truss endorses Donald Trump amid hush money trial: ‘I don’t think Biden…’
8 months, 1 week ago

Ex-UK PM Liz Truss endorses Donald Trump amid hush money trial: ‘I don’t think Biden…’

Hindustan Times  

While Donald Trump arrived in the New York criminal court for his hush money trial, former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss declared that it "has to be" the former president in the White House following the November presidential elections. On being asked if it should be Trump in the White House, Truss said: “It has to be.” Since departing 10 …

Liz Truss refuses to rule out standing for Tory leadership in future
8 months, 1 week ago

Liz Truss refuses to rule out standing for Tory leadership in future

The Independent  

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Liz Truss thought ‘why me, why now?’ after Queen’s death, new memoir reveals
8 months, 1 week ago

Liz Truss thought ‘why me, why now?’ after Queen’s death, new memoir reveals

The Independent  

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Liz Truss book latest: Ex PM wanted to sack Bank of England governor and blames Boris’s dog for fleas in No 10
8 months, 1 week ago

Liz Truss book latest: Ex PM wanted to sack Bank of England governor and blames Boris’s dog for fleas in No 10

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Conservatives drop to lowest polling numbers since ‘bloody aftermath’ of Liz Truss mini-budget
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Conservatives drop to lowest polling numbers since ‘bloody aftermath’ of Liz Truss mini-budget

The Telegraph  

Chris Hopkins, the political research director at Savanta, said: “Not since the lowest point of the Liz Truss administration, in the bloody aftermath of her mini-budget and Kwasi Kwarteng’s resignation, have we recorded the Conservative Party vote share this low. “That being said, it doesn’t look like there are any ready-made alternatives for the Conservatives to avoid electoral wipeout.” There …

Former British PM Liz Truss announces new political movement ahead of polls
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Former British PM Liz Truss announces new political movement ahead of polls

Al Jazeera  

Ex-PM Liz Truss unveils ‘Popular Conservatism’ movement, urges Conservative Party to shift to the political right. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced a new movement aiming to push the ruling Conservative Party more toward the right of the political spectrum. Truss – Britain’s shortest-serving leader, who was in office for only 49 days- announced the “Popular Conservatism” movement …

Liz Truss to launch new group in bid to push Rishi Sunak on Tory manifesto
11 months ago

Liz Truss to launch new group in bid to push Rishi Sunak on Tory manifesto

The Independent  

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Truss’s honours list proves once again she is a politician without judgement
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Truss’s honours list proves once again she is a politician without judgement

The Independent  

Liz Truss was prime minister for a shorter time than George Canning, the holder of the previous record for brevity of service. Her elevation was the first test of the principle that a prime minister could be chosen by party members outside parliament and imposed on MPs who would have chosen differently. The news release from No 10 on Friday …

‘Shameless’ Truss gives honours to cronies who backed her disastrous government
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Shameless’ Truss gives honours to cronies who backed her disastrous government

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Liz Truss appears to back White House return for Donald Trump
1 year ago

Liz Truss appears to back White House return for Donald Trump

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Liz Truss hits out at economists and civil servants as she defends mini-budget
1 year, 3 months ago

Liz Truss hits out at economists and civil servants as she defends mini-budget

The Independent  

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The inside story of how Liz Truss’s premiership unravelled
1 year, 3 months ago

The inside story of how Liz Truss’s premiership unravelled

The Telegraph  

The day before he had waved away speculation, responding, ‘Absolutely, 100 per cent,’ when asked in an interview whether he would be still be chancellor in a month’s time. Then, minutes away from Number 10 in his ministerial car, he saw a tweet from The Times’s political editor Steven Swinford revealing that he was ‘being sacked’. For 20 fraught minutes, …

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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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring
1 year, 3 months ago

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring in which she will reflect on her years in government, offer advice for future leaders and recall lessons she learned while often being “the only conservative in the room.” Truss, whose 45 days as Prime Minister was the shortest term in British history, is …

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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Rishi Sunak urged to block Liz Truss’s reported resignation nominations
1 year, 8 months ago

Rishi Sunak urged to block Liz Truss’s reported resignation nominations

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Truss admits plan to scrap 45p top income tax rate was ‘bridge too far’
1 year, 10 months ago

Truss admits plan to scrap 45p top income tax rate was ‘bridge too far’

The Independent  

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It wasn’t me: Ex-UK PM Truss blames ‘system’ for her failure
1 year, 10 months ago

It wasn’t me: Ex-UK PM Truss blames ‘system’ for her failure

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her failure wasn’t her fault. Truss on Sunday blamed a “powerful economic establishment” and internal Conservative Party opposition for the rapid collapse of her government, and said she still believes her tax-cutting policies were the right ones. In the article, she claimed her government was made a “scapegoat” for long-brewing instability …

Ex-UK leader Truss to urge tougher China stance in Tokyo
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-UK leader Truss to urge tougher China stance in Tokyo

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss will join the former leaders of Australia and Belgium at a conference in Tokyo later this month to call for a tougher international approach to China. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, an international group of lawmakers concerned about how democratic countries approach Beijing, said Friday that Truss will speak alongside former Australian …

Liz Truss Crashes the (Republican) Party
1 year, 10 months ago

Liz Truss Crashes the (Republican) Party

Politico  

If Truss had reconsidered the soundness of a program that sent the pound plunging, triggered emergency actions by the Bank of England and drew open scorn from the Biden administration, she did not say so. In a meeting with Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, the group’s chair, Truss said she wanted to create a similar caucus in Westminster to “house …

Liz Truss to stand again as Tory MP after being ousted as UK PM within 45 days
2 years ago

Liz Truss to stand again as Tory MP after being ousted as UK PM within 45 days

Firstpost  

Notably, there have been fears of a “mass exodus” ahead of the polls expected in 2024, with speculations that up to 80 Tory MPs could call it quits amid huge Labour poll leads London: Liz Truss who served as the UK Prime Minister for mere 45 days before Rishi Sunak has said that she will stand again as a Tory …

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m with Liz Truss and Boris Johnson
2 years ago

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m with Liz Truss and Boris Johnson

The Independent  

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Liz Truss' Phone Was Hacked by Suspected Putin Agents when She Was Foreign Minister: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Liz Truss' Phone Was Hacked by Suspected Putin Agents when She Was Foreign Minister: Report

News 18  

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by suspected agents working for Russian President Vladimir Putin when she was foreign minister, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday. Those agents gained access to “top-secret details” of negotiations with international allies in addition to private messages exchanged with Truss’s close friend Kwasi Kwarteng, who later became finance minister, the …

In farewell speech, Liz Truss calls for continued support to Ukraine against Russian aggression
2 years, 1 month ago

In farewell speech, Liz Truss calls for continued support to Ukraine against Russian aggression

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss in a farewell speech from 10, Downing Street, on Tuesday, extended her support to war-torn Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers final speech at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday Truss also wished Rishi Sunak, her successor, "every success" as she highlighted some of her administration's triumphs. …

My government acted ‘urgently and decisively’ to help hard-working families, says Britain’s outgoing PM Liz Truss
2 years, 1 month ago

My government acted ‘urgently and decisively’ to help hard-working families, says Britain’s outgoing PM Liz Truss

The Hindu  

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss said on October 25, 2022 that her government had acted "urgently and decisively" to help hard-working families and provided assistance to thousands of businesses to avoid bankruptcy. Ms. Truss, who stepped down last Thursday after 45 days in office becoming Britain's shortest serving Prime Minister, said that her government had acted "urgently and decisively" …

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. …

Column: Britain’s prime minister followed the GOP’s economic plan. She lost her job in record time.
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: Britain’s prime minister followed the GOP’s economic plan. She lost her job in record time.

LA Times  

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation on Oct. 20 after the collapse of a disastrous conservative economic plan. “The new U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has laid out a terrific supply-side economic growth plan, which looks a lot like the basic thrust of Kevin McCarthy’s ‘Commitment to America’ plan,” he told viewers of his daily program that …

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, …

Britain’s Liz Truss can claim ₹1.07 cr a year for life as ex-prime minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Britain’s Liz Truss can claim ₹1.07 cr a year for life as ex-prime minister

Live Mint  

Liz truss, the shortest-serving Britain Prime Minister, will be able to claim expenses of up to Pound Sterling 115,000 a year for the rest of her life. It is a government-regulated programme introduced in 1990 to “assist former Prime Ministers still active in public life". The allowance reimburses former prime ministers for office and secretarial costs arising from their public …

DC Edit | Rishi or Boris? UK’s next PM to need eco wisdom
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Rishi or Boris? UK’s next PM to need eco wisdom

Deccan Chronicle  

The clock was ticking on Liz Truss the moment she became Britain’s Prime Minister by displacing Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street. In a rush to stave off economic doom so soon after their beloved Queen Elizabeth II had been buried in Windsor Castle, Ms Truss and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, put together an outlandish tax-cutting package that was variously …

Life after No 10 – what might be next for Liz Truss?
2 years, 2 months ago

Life after No 10 – what might be next for Liz Truss?

The Independent  

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As Truss Throws in the Towel, Time for Sunak to Rise From Ashes? A Look at Process for New PM, Options
2 years, 2 months ago

As Truss Throws in the Towel, Time for Sunak to Rise From Ashes? A Look at Process for New PM, Options

News 18  

In a span of 45 days, Liz Truss faced myriad challenges. Truss, the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, leaves lasting scars on the economy after her botched budget rocked markets, spiked borrowing costs and tanked the pound. The former health and foreign minister, referred to as the “real prime minister” in the wake of Truss’ failings, has clarified that …

'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,” …

EXPLAINER: Why was Truss’ tenure so short — and now what?
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why was Truss’ tenure so short — and now what?

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success. Though Truss took office amid a cost-of-living crisis, the war in Ukraine and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, her decision to announce 105 billion pounds of tax cuts and …

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