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Liz Truss blames downfall on 'left-wing economic establishment'

LIZ Truss has insisted she was never given a “realistic chance” to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party and by a “powerful…

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon approval rating falls as trans prisoner row rumbles on

VOTERS are being turned off the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon and independence amid the fierce public row about transgender people, new data shows.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss ‘clearly’ wrong, says Tory minister after she lashes out at ‘left-wing establishment’

Grant Shapps rejects former Tory PM’s arguments, as Labour attacks Truss’s lack of ‘humility’

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UK’s Shortest-Serving PM Liz Truss Blames Economic ‘Orthodoxy’ for Downfall

Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic "orthodoxy" in the country's finance ministry, other nations and in parts of the governing Conservative Party for derailing her premiership and "plan for growth". Truss's tenure was cut short last year after her largely unfunded mini budget and tax…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tory minister admits his son is on pre-pay energy meter - because 'it's convenient'

Last night, Labour's Shadow Climate Secretary Ed Miliband branded Grant Shapps "do-nothing" over his response to the scandal

Daily Mirror

UK's shortest-serving PM Liz Truss blames economic 'orthodoxy' for downfall

Reuters

Amber Rudd: Boris really did try to get me in the back of his car – but I refused

The former cabinet minister recalls how the former PM’s security howled with laughter when she doubled down on her ‘Don’t trust him to drive you home’ jibe

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Energy prices to soar again as Jeremy Hunt rejects pleas to halt rise

Millions will see costs mount by another 40% in April as rebate scheme ends and chancellor lets cap go up to £3,000

The Guardian - UK

Poll shows slump in support for SNP and Scottish independence

Yes voters fell from 53% to 47% when compared to a similar survey carried out in December.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss blames others for her failure as PM - FULL LIST OF WHO

The disaster-prone ex-PM complained she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her wild, uncosted tax-cutting rampage because a "powerful economic establishment" got in the way

Daily Mirror

Trade down, economy sinking, support falling: is the tide finally turning on Brexit?

Three years on, Bregret hits home in Britain. For the EU, though, life has moved on

The Guardian - UK

Yes, the mood has shifted against Brexit. But the road back to Brussels is long and hard

Three years on, the reality of the split with the EU has changed minds. But dashed hopes could come to haunt Labour, too

The Guardian - UK

It is hard to admit being wrong. But Brexit voters are doing so in droves

Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs are nothing like Andrew Tate

Trans-inclusive men in parliament are just doing their job in difficult circumstances

The Guardian - UK

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Just 10 of Boris Johnson’s 40 new hospitals have planning permission

The pledge was a key part of Boris Johnson's 2019 general election manifesto

The National (Scotland)

Experts give damning verdict on Rishi Sunak's 'sleazy' government

RISHI Sunak will find it “hard to shift” the Tory association with sleaze and scandal which has echoes of the downfall of the party in the…

The National (Scotland)

Andrew Tickell: Zahawi’s use of intimidatory legal bullying needs to be slapped down

BECAUSE Nadhim Zahawi’s sacking spilled out into the public domain first thing on a Sunday morning, most of the coverage was process-orientated.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – February 5

Liz Truss and the Duke of Sussex are back on the front pages this weekend.

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The Independent UK

Just 10 of Johnson’s 40 new hospitals have planning permission

The Liberal Democrats said the Tories are on course to break their flagship NHS election pledge.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss launches comeback after disastrous premiership claiming failed policies were right

UK’s shortest-serving prime minister has written 4,000 word essay that continues to defend catastrophic economic policy

Wales Online

Almost half of Conservative voters would support an immediate general election, poll finds

A poll found that 48% of Conservative voters in 2019 would support going to the ballot box in 2023

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak and 10 ministers receive nearly £300,000 from oil and gas firms

The revelation came in the week it was announced Shell more than doubled its annual profit to £32billion – its biggest result ever - and sparked calls for an increase in taxes on energy giants

Wales Online

Liz Truss says tax cut plans were never given a chance and slams 'economic establishment'

The former prime minister has made her first detailed comments since the end of her tumultuous 49-day stint in the top job

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss claims she wasn't given 'realistic chance' as she speaks out for first time since resigning as Prime Minister

“I assumed upon entering Downing Street that my mandate would be respected and accepted. How wrong I was."

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: I was never given a chance - old

Ex-PM has blamed Tory opponents and a ‘powerful economic establishment’ for the failure of her radical tax cutting agenda.

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