‘Good riddance,’ say UK MPs after Priti Patel resigns as home secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Good riddance,’ say UK MPs after Priti Patel resigns as home secretary

Hindustan Times  

Hours after Liz Truss was voted as the UK Prime Minister to succeed Boris Johnson, Priti Patel – who held the post of Britain's home secretary, or interior minister – announced that she will step down and continue serving the country from the “backbenches” of Witham constituency. Critics who have criticised the former minister for overpromising and underdelivering on immigration, crime, charity and other policies in her three-year tenure, termed Patel's exit as “good riddance”, alleging that she has been the “worst home secretary in living memory”. “Priti Patel’s legacy is one of enormous cruelty towards those seeking asylum and appalling mismanagement of the worst government department,” tweeted Glasgow South MP Stewart McDonald. According to the Independent, the morale inside the home office of the UK government was left in tatters because of Boris Johnson’s decision to keep Priti Patel as home secretary despite findings that she broke the ministerial code by bullying civil servants.

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Priti Patel says she would get Tories back to government as party leader
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Priti Patel says she would get Tories back to government as party leader

The Independent  

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Veteran Conservative Priti Patel aims to retain Witham seat amid fierce parliamentary election
6 months, 1 week ago

Veteran Conservative Priti Patel aims to retain Witham seat amid fierce parliamentary election

Firstpost  

Priti Patel, a prominent British Conservative politician, served as Secretary of State for the Home Department from July 24, 2019, to September 6, 2022. Patel’s first significant government role was as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from July 2014 to May 2015. Secretary of State for International Development In July 2016, Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Patel as Secretary of …

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

World’s media assess Liz Truss’s demise and UK political turmoil
2 years, 2 months ago

World’s media assess Liz Truss’s demise and UK political turmoil

The Independent  

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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 …

Liz Truss's disastrous departure leaves the Conservative Party in tatters
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss's disastrous departure leaves the Conservative Party in tatters

ABC  

After just 45 days in office Liz Truss has resigned, making her the shortest serving prime minister in British history. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigns Photo shows Suella Braverman QC walks outside 10 Downing Street Ms Braverman, who was appointed on September 6, said she had "serious concerns" over the direction of Liz Truss's government. Truss's inadequacies exposed Conservative …

Liz Truss out of office without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss out of office without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement

India Today  

Britain’s third female Prime Minister, Liz Truss, is out of office on Thursday after one of the shortest tenures at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement under her belt as a Brexit prize. On the campaign trail, Truss reaffirmed that she remains “very, very committed” to strengthen bilateral ties at a hustings event …

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 next after Liz Truss’s resignation as Tory leader?
2 years, 2 months ago

What next after Liz Truss’s resignation as Tory leader?

The Independent  

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Liz Truss: Ricky Gervais and Nish Kumar among stars to react to PM resigning after six weeks
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss: Ricky Gervais and Nish Kumar among stars to react to PM resigning after six weeks

The Independent  

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 20, 2022 21:49 IST British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit on October 20 — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority. Making a hastily scheduled statement outside her 10 Downing Street office, Truss acknowledged that “I cannot …

Liz Truss resigns as U.K. PM, successor to be elected next week
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss resigns as U.K. PM, successor to be elected next week

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Liz Truss on October 20 dramatically announced her resignation just six weeks after taking office. Conservative lord Ed Vaizey said the “only way out of this mess is for Liz Truss to stand down and for somebody to be appointed as prime minister by Conservative MPs”. Starmer asked the House of Commons: “What’s the point of a …

Liz Truss announces resignation after just 45 days as prime minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss announces resignation after just 45 days as prime minister

The Independent  

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Thom Yorke blasts Tories after Liz Truss resignation: ‘Bring down this government’
2 years, 2 months ago

Thom Yorke blasts Tories after Liz Truss resignation: ‘Bring down this government’

The Independent  

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UK: Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office
2 years, 2 months ago

UK: Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office

Op India  

United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday 20th October 2022. 47-year-old Liz Truss said, “I recognize though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. We have agreed there will be a leadership election to be completed in the next week.” Concluding her final address, Liz Truss said, “This …

Why Liz Truss was forced out as Britain’s prime minister only after 45 days?
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Liz Truss was forced out as Britain’s prime minister only after 45 days?

Live Mint  

In six weeks' time, Liz Truss has gone from becoming the UK's favourite ‘kid on the block’ to the most unpopular one. Here's what happened after it was announced: The Bank of England was forced into emergency bond-buying to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain's 2.1 trillion pound government bond market that threatened to wreak havoc in the pension industry …

Liz Truss resigns after only 45 days in office, becomes UK's shortest-serving PM – Firstpost
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss resigns after only 45 days in office, becomes UK's shortest-serving PM – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Her decision to step down comes after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party undermined her authority New Delhi: UK PM Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after only 45 days in office. She said “I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected.” #WATCH | Liz Truss …

Liz Truss resigns as U.K. Prime Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss resigns as U.K. Prime Minister

The Hindu  

Britain is about to get its third Prime Minister in three months, with Prime Minister Liz Truss, who faced growing pressure from Conservative MPs, announcing that she will quit the post. — Liz Truss October 20, 2022 Speaking later to the press, Mr. Graham was asked whether he would accept that the whole situation was a “dog’s dinner”. Shortly after …

UK PM Liz Truss announces her resignation as political chaos deepens
2 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Liz Truss announces her resignation as political chaos deepens

Live Mint  

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced she was resigning from the post, making her the shortest-serving PM in UK history. In a speech that she delivered from outside Downing Street, she said she has already spoken to the King about her resignation and also confirmed that she will remain PM till a successor is chosen. Truss has been …

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 …

Who will be next Prime Minister if Liz Truss resigns?
2 years, 2 months ago

Who will be next Prime Minister if Liz Truss resigns?

Daily Mail  

Liz Truss is preparing to make a dramatic statement in Downing Street today after crisis talks with Tory chiefs. As Ms Truss's fate seems to be slipping out of her hands just 44 days into her premiership: Keir Starmer has twisted the knife on Ms Truss demanding an immediate general election in a speech to the TUC conference in Brighton; …

Explained: How Suella Braverman’s resignation as Britain's home secretary spells more trouble for Liz Truss
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How Suella Braverman’s resignation as Britain's home secretary spells more trouble for Liz Truss

Firstpost  

Suella Braverman tendered her resignation as Britain’s home secretary for using her personal email for official correspondence. In her resignation letter to the British prime minister, the Indian-origin Braverman said she had to go after she breached government rules but that she had concerns over the direction of Liz Truss’s government. I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I …

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces resignation
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces resignation

Al Jazeera  

Truss says she will stand down as leader of the Conservative Party, triggering a contest to elect her successor. British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced she will stand down as leader of the Conservative Party after her policies triggered economic turmoil and sharply divided the party. Speaking outside her Downing Street office on Thursday, Truss said she could not …

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after fiscal plans cause turmoil
2 years, 2 months ago

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after fiscal plans cause turmoil

LA Times  

The move comes after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority. British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her …

Liz Truss resigns with UK to have new prime minister within a week
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Truss resigns with UK to have new prime minister within a week

The Telegraph  

Britain will have a new prime minister by next Friday as Liz Truss announced her resignation after just 44 days in office. Ms Truss, who will become Britain's shortest-serving prime minister ever, said the "situation" no longer allowed her to command the confidence of her Conservative MPs. Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of backbenchers, explained …

The Tory MPs who called for Liz Truss to resign
2 years, 2 months ago

The Tory MPs who called for Liz Truss to resign

The Telegraph  

Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced she will step down after a number of her own MPs publicly called for her resignation. "Sadly I was not called and the deteriorating situation throughout the day left me with no choice but to submit a letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister to Sir Graham Brady." Miriam Cates Ms Cates, the …

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after six weeks in office
2 years, 2 months ago

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after six weeks in office

Al Jazeera  

Truss, heavily criticised for her economic agenda, to leave Downing Street just weeks after being appointed. “But no new prime minister’s position has unravelled so early into their premiership or so catastrophically as Truss’s has over the last few weeks.” The 47-year-old, who entered parliament in 2010, found herself in a first cabinet position in 2014 as secretary of state …

World reacts to UK PM Liz Truss’ resignation
2 years, 2 months ago

World reacts to UK PM Liz Truss’ resignation

Al Jazeera  

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets. Making a hastily scheduled statement outside her 10 Downing Street office on Thursday, Truss acknowledged that “I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.” Hers is the third resignation by a …

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 …

With another prime minister gone, what’s next for an already diminished Britain?
2 years, 2 months ago

With another prime minister gone, what’s next for an already diminished Britain?

LA Times  

Liz Truss, followed by her husband, Hugh O’Leary, walks back into 10 Downing St. after announcing her resignation as prime minister in London on Thursday. “Liz Truss goes down in history as the shortest-serving prime minister having held the office and the worst prime minister in our country’s history,” he said. Boris Johnson, the rumpled, brazen former prime minister whose …

UK PM Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quits
2 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quits

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party over her botched economic plan. “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 …

UK’s Liz Truss faces down hostile MPs, refuses to resign
2 years, 2 months ago

UK’s Liz Truss faces down hostile MPs, refuses to resign

Al Jazeera  

The PM says she is ‘not a quitter’ as she faces fury from opposition and her own party over her botched economic plan. British Prime Minister Liz Truss has described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” as she faces down a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party over her botched economic plan. ‘Confidence motion’ Truss …

Grant Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as UK home secretary
2 years, 2 months ago

Grant Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as UK home secretary

Al Jazeera  

Braverman steps down after using her personal email to send an official document to a colleague, sending Liz Truss’s embattled premiership further into turmoil. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has announced her resignation after sending an official document from her personal email account in what she called a “technical infringement” of government rules. In her resignation letter on Wednesday to …

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quits
2 years, 2 months ago

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quits

LA Times  

Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced down a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party over her botched economic plan. “Pretending we haven’t made mistakes, carrying on as …

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 …

Timeline: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss from crisis to resignation
2 years, 3 months ago

Timeline: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss from crisis to resignation

Al Jazeera  

PM Liz Truss’s six-week tenure was defined by a chaotic economic package, ministerial sackings and death of Queen. Here is everything that has happened since Truss became the United Kingdom’s prime minister: Truss wins leadership contest On September 5, then Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was named leader of the governing Conservative Party, taking power as the UK’s next prime minister …

Priti Patel spotted marshalling queues to see Queen lying in state
2 years, 3 months ago

Priti Patel spotted marshalling queues to see Queen lying in state

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 Former home secretary Priti Patel was spotted filling in as …

Indian-Origin Priti Patel Resigns As UK Home Secretary After Liz Truss Wins PM Race
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian-Origin Priti Patel Resigns As UK Home Secretary After Liz Truss Wins PM Race

ABP News  

New Delhi: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries have quit ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday as Liz Truss won the Conservative leadership race to take over as the country's prime minister, reported news agency Reuters. In a resignation letter to the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Patel said she plans to support his successor …

This Indian-origin MP is likely to succeed Priti Patel as UK home secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

This Indian-origin MP is likely to succeed Priti Patel as UK home secretary

Hindustan Times  

Priti Patel, who resigned on Monday only hours after Liz Truss was named the next prime minister of the United Kindgom, is expected to be succeeded by another Indian-origin lawmaker - Suella Braverman. In a letter to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Patel announced her decision to quit as the UK home secretary or interior minister, and also promised to …

U.K.'s Priti Patel resigns as Home Secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

U.K.'s Priti Patel resigns as Home Secretary

The Hindu  

Priti Patel said on September 5, 2022 that she will step down as Britain's Home Secretary, or Interior Minister, once Liz Truss formally takes over as the country's Prime Minister. Her resignation comes just hours after Ms., Truss was named the winner of a Conservative Party leadership contest to become the next Prime Minister. My letter to Prime Minister @BorisJohnson …

Priti Patel resigns as UK Home Secretary hours after Liz Truss wins UK PM race
2 years, 4 months ago

Priti Patel resigns as UK Home Secretary hours after Liz Truss wins UK PM race

India TV News  

UK news: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel resigned on Monday hours after Liz Truss won the UK PM race defeating Rishi Sunak. “I congratulate Liz Truss on being elected our new leader and will give her my support as our new Prime Minister,” she wrote in her resignation letter. “It is my choice to continue my public service to the …

Priti Patel: Disgraced former minister who previously supported death penalty named home secretary by Boris Johnson
5 years, 5 months ago

Priti Patel: Disgraced former minister who previously supported death penalty named home secretary by Boris Johnson

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 Priti Patel, who was forced to resign from Theresa May’s government …

Priti Patel appointed Britain’s first Indian-origin Home Secretary
5 years, 5 months ago

Priti Patel appointed Britain’s first Indian-origin Home Secretary

The Hindu  

Priti Patel, an ardent Brexiteer who was among the most vocal critics of Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, on Wednesday took charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin Home Secretary in the newly-unveiled Boris Johnson Cabinet. “With Boris Johnson leading the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister, the United Kingdom will have a Leader who believes in Britain, will implement a new vision …

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