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This panic among the Tories is making Boris Johnson’s time look stable

U-turns are an inelegant but necessary manoeuvre on the erratic journey of politics. Tony Blair executed one on his pledge to hold a referendum on the EU constitution, deepening integration in the early 2000s, while George Osborne engaged his reverse gear as chancellor over benefit cuts to diffuse an internal…

Evening Standard

UK COVID inquiry begins, vowing to expose any culpable conduct

A public inquiry into Britain's response to and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic got underway on Tuesday, with a promise it would get to the truth, and expose any wrongdoing or culpable conduct.

Reuters

Michael Gove demands crackdown on secret foreign owners of slum rented homes

Former housing secretary condemns ‘opaque trusts’ used to snap up property ‘for speculative reasons’ – thwarting regeneration

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Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments

From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s new leader would probably much rather forget

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: how to understand polls that give Labour an enormous lead – and why the Tories are right to fear a major election loss

When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that he would not be going ahead with his plan to scrap the top rate of tax in the UK, he claimed that he had done so because “he listened” to the public. There had indeed been a widespread outcry over his plan, set out…

The Conversation

Priti Patel accuses Liz Truss of spending ‘with no thought of tomorrow’

Former home secretary says Tories ‘live or die’ on their economic credibility

The Independent UK

Maddest moments from past Tory conferences - Theresa May’s P45 to Truss' pork markets

The Conservative Party Conference is currently underway in Birmingham, with prime minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in attendance as they discuss policies and U-turns

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Douglas Ross has risen to the top of the Tory hit list

Douglas Ross has stood by and watched as the UK's economy has been sent into tailspin, and its time for him go, says Record View

Daily Record

Tories laugh as Kwasi Kwarteng forced into humiliating U-turn - but 'damage already done'

Mr Kwarteng was forced to abandon his plan to give a massive tax cut to millionaires - but critics warned the damage has already been done after the Bank of England had to step in

Daily Mirror

Truss caves to Mirror’s demands to mark ‘Plutonium Jubilee’ with cash for nuclear test vets

The heroes of Britain’s Cold War radiation experiments and their families welcomed the news, but said it did not go far enough to address the tests’ legacy of cancers, early death and birth defects

Daily Mirror

Jacob Rees-Mogg sinks Boris Johnson’s plan for a new royal yacht

Former PM Boris Johnson had described a new national flagship as a chance for the UK to ‘show itself off to the world’

Evening Standard

‘Empty, unremarkable, muted’: how commentators saw Kwarteng’s speech

The verdicts came swiftly on the chancellor’s speech after his high-profile tax U-turn

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss putting environment ‘at risk’ with deregulation plans, says Stanley Johnson

Exclusive: Former PM’s father fears ‘mad dash’ for growth jeopardises vital protections

The Independent UK

Let Johnson take over to foil leadership ‘conspiracy’, Tory donor tells Truss

Lord Cruddas has suggested a Conservative backbencher ‘cabal’ is working to install Rishi Sunak in No 10.

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Nadine Dorries says Liz Truss must call election if she scraps Boris Johnson's agenda

In an outspoken attack, staunch Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries said there was 'widespread dismay' at the Prime Minister's approach

Wales Online

Liz Truss told to call General Election if she's making a break from policies of Boris Johnson era

Former Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries spoke of 'dismay' about Prime Minister's approach

The Conversation

COVID inquiry: the UK government's pandemic response was often not 'guided by the science' – yet now scientists are under fire

The UK COVID-19 Inquiry, an independent inquiry set up to examine the country’s response to and the impact of the COVID pandemic, has officially begun.

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries calls on Liz Truss to hold a general election

‘If Liz wants a whole new mandate, she must take to the country’, ex-culture secretary says

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Nadine Dorries says Liz Truss 'must' hold General Election during Tory conference

NADINE Dorries has become the most high-profile Tory politician to call for a General Election, challenging the Prime Minister to win a “whole new…

Daily Mirror

Russian attack on NATO ally may not trigger all-out war, says Defence Secretary

Ben Wallace told a fringe event at the Tory Party Conference that the Russian President has continued to reject pathways to peace that could end the carnage, which has claimed thousands of live

Evening Standard

Samuel Kasumu endorsed by Richard Taylor as potential Conservative candidate for Mayor of London

A former special adviser to Boris Johnson was endorsed by Damilola Taylor’s father on Monday as the potential Conservative candidate for London mayor.

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Why top Tory Michael Gove insists North East has 'bright future' despite becoming child poverty capital

The former Levelling Up Secretary says the region has grappled with 'historic challenges'

The Guardian - UK

Here’s the question to define this sorry era: Truss or Johnson, which is worse?

The former PM was a shambles; his successor is a zealot. Still, calling for him to be replaced was a risk we had to take, says philosopher Julian Baggini

The National (Scotland)

Truss administration has shattered the Tory myth of economic competence

WITH the value of the pound falling faster than a slice of buttered toast determined to leave a stain on the carpet, I thank my lucky stars every…

The Independent UK

Liz did it, Charles did it, lots of celebs have done it: Why don’t we care about the awfulness of adultery any more?

Cheating will always be a gut-wrenchingly awful thing to do. Yet we seem more relaxed than ever when the great and good have done it. Oliver Keens asks: has our morality changed or are we just too deferential, confused or downright hypocritical to discuss it any more?

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