Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Tory frontrunner Truss declines to give detail on plans to tackle energy bills - old

Liz Truss – who is favourite to beat Rishi Sunak – said she wanted to reassure voters that help is coming.

The Independent UK

Tory MPs ‘plotting leadership vote before Christmas’ to bring back Boris Johnson

Liz Truss is widely expected to beat Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership contest on Monday

Evening Standard

Liz Truss promises 'immediate action' on energy bills if she wins bid to be Prime Minister

The Government has been urged to intervene to support the most vulnerable, with energy bills set to rise to around £3,500 this winter for the average household

Chronicle Live

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Sadiq Khan calls for ‘Covid-style’ emergency support to ease pain of energy bills

Exclusive: ‘Pandemic-type’ package needed from next PM, says London mayor – as new survey shows positive impact of intervention during Covid crisis

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: Seven challenges in Northern Ireland facing the new Prime Minister

A rundown of the issues affecting Northern Ireland in the overflowing Number 10 in-tray

Belfast Live

How will history recall the reign of Bad King Boris?

King Lear may have divided the country in two and turned it against itself but perhaps, like the outgoing Tory leader, he ‘got all the big calls right’

The Guardian - UK

The UK leadership race and the future of cross-Channel relations

The UK Conservative party will announce on Monday who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Either Liz Truss will become Britain's third female PM if she wins the Conservative leadership election, or rival Rishi Sunak will be the first non-white incumbent in Downing Street. So how does this play…

Radio France Internationale

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

UK PM favourite Truss promises immediate action on energy

British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Sunday she would set out immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if she is, as expected, appointed prime minister.

Reuters

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Liz Truss to make energy bills announcement this week - but says poor aren't facing 'Armageddon'

The likely next Prime Minister has said she will make an announcement this week 'on energy bills and energy supply' - but she repeatedly refused to say what it'll be

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng: The would-be chancellor who faces a tough task ahead

The business secretary’s delicate political manoeuvring has served him well, including backing Liz Truss. But, asks Tom Peck, is ideological fantasy about to hit reality?

The Independent UK

Liz Truss warned not to install Johnson ally on Commons inquiry into Partygate

The Conservative leadership favourite ‘risks a repeat of sleaze scandals’ in choosing a new Tory MP for the privileges committee inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss: Who is the UK’s new prime minister?

‘Human hand grenade’, seen by many Tories as Johnson continuity figure, confirmed as his successor after leading Rishi Sunak throughout leadership race

The Independent UK

Tory leadership betting odds as Liz Truss takes on Rishi Sunak

Foreign secretary remains favourite to beat ex-chancellor to 10 Downing Street

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Who are the Conservative Party members who are choosing the next prime minister?

Tory loyalists tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country

The Independent UK

Tory leadership timetable: When does voting close?

New prime minister will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday 6 September

The Independent UK

When will the Tory leadership result be announced?

Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak set to be named Britain’s next prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s dreams of a comeback will be a nightmare for Liz Truss

He will wish the new prime minister every success while aching for her to fail

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Liz Truss: I’ll take immediate action to fix energy crisis

Boris Johnson has urged his divided party to unite once the Tory leadership race ends on Monday

The Independent UK

Liz Truss - live: New Tory leader to be announced as frontrunner ‘considering freezing bills’

Liz Truss expected to succeed Boris Johnson as Tory party leader today

The Guardian - UK

On the brink: how Liz Truss rose to claim the Conservative crown

The foreign secretary will almost certainly be crowned prime minister, but her path points to problems ahead, including the cost of living crisis and spectre of Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

What the papers say – September 4

The mastheads look at the Conservative Party ahead of the announcement of the next prime minister.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon vows to see off fourth Tory PM as Liz Truss tipped for top job

The First Minister threw down the gauntlet to her Westminster nemesis in a speech to an SNP away day for MSPs and MPs in Edinburgh, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

Tribune News Service

Liz Truss slumps in Britain's popularity polls with voting closed

Support for Liz Truss is waning among the British electorate even before her expected appointment as prime minister next week, according to two recent polls.

Daily Mirror

Queen appoint Cabinet over Zoom as mobility issues prevent return to London

Mobility issues mean the 96 year old monarch cannot return to London to see out Boris Johnson and see in his replacement

1 … 365 366 367 368

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.