Liz Truss
Kim Leadbeater defends assisted dying Bill in face of efforts to stop it
Four former prime ministers have said they are opposed to the legislation although none will have a vote on Friday.
Police close investigation into social media post by journalist Allison Pearson
Essex Police also announced an independent review will be conducted into the force’s handling of the case.
Journalist ‘dumbfounded’ by police visit over social media post investigation
Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson said the police response to a year-old deleted post on X was ‘outrageous’.
Kemi Badenoch becomes first black woman to lead major European party
The MP is also the fourth woman to lead the Conservative Party after Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss.
Hunt accused of trying to ‘blame the referee’ over OBR ‘black hole’ review
Tory former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has written to the UK’s top civil servant about an Office for Budget Responsibility review of his spending plans.
Number 10 dismisses concerns fiscal rule change could trigger Truss-style chaos
Downing Street insisted the Government would ‘absolutely deliver’ on its pledge to restore economic stability.
Tory leadership candidates have not acknowledged ‘how bad things are’ – Truss
Former prime minister Liz Truss said the four MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s successor have to ‘explain what went wrong’.
Blaming Labour’s cuts on mini-budget legacy ‘economic illiteracy’, says Truss
Former prime minister Liz Truss also said she thought Sir Keir Starmer’s plans were ‘bad’ and ‘malevolent’.
Tory chairman urges leadership candidates to get behind eventual winner
Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat are vying to replace Rishi Sunak.
Tugendhat and Badenoch face questions from Tory members on conference main stage
Liz Truss is expected at a fringe event on the second day of the gathering in Birmingham.