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Downing Street hints fracking ban could be lifted in energy bills package

The suggestion came as advisers warned that the UK’s gas reserves are too small to make a difference to consumer energy bills.

The Independent UK

Britain’s charities have done all they can to help desperate people. What will Truss do?

The new PM must realise that only the government has the resources to end the suffering caused by the cost of living crisis, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

‘Jury out’ on whether Truss will be good PM – poll

Polling figures show Liz Truss faces a ‘challenging political situation’, according to Ipsos.

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss poised to axe ban on fracking in energy bills plan - breaching Tory manifesto

Downing Street hinted that the new Prime Minister could tear up a 2019 Tory manifesto commitment to prohibit shale gas extraction as the Government scrambles to help households with spiralling bills

Daily Mirror

Busy first day hints at six plans Liz Truss Government has in pipeline for UK

Human rights and fracking law reforms plus raft of measures to tackle the energy crisis are on the cards

Wales Online

Meet Team Truss: the officials and friends who lined up as the new PM entered No 10

As Liz Truss gave her first address outside Downing Street, her supporters were watching. This picture shows who’s who

The Guardian - UK

5 things we learned from Liz Truss’s first PMQs as she clashes with SNP and Labour

It was the first outing for the new Prime Minister and in 40 minutes she revealed a lot about herself and her plans for the country.

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No 10 denies Truss is ‘erasing’ women’s rights

Women MPs critical after no minister for women named in the new cabinet.

The Independent UK

Snap verdict: Truss’s first PMQs was no triumph – but she avoided catastrophe

The tilt back to ideas was refreshing but her opponent sounded closer to where public opinion is on the energy crisis

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss hits pause on Bill of Rights plans which would trample over devolution

LIZ Truss has shelved controversial plans to introduce a Bill of Rights, it is understood.

The National (Scotland)

‘Big question mark’ over Truss’s judgment on Cabinet appointments – Sturgeon

The Prime Minister selected her new-look Government on Tuesday evening.

The Independent UK

Hike UK oil and gas production to reduce reliance on imports, energy body urges

Offshore Energy UK claims that the UK’s reliance on oil and gas imports will rise without more North Sea projects being given the green light.

Evening Standard

China Premier congratulates new British PM - Xinhua

China Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory message to new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm

Britain’s new prime minister has pledged to rebuild the economy and “ride out the storm” gathering over the country, but Liz Truss faces a daunting job

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Daily Mirror

Minister for Women job title disappears hours after Liz Truss becomes third female PM

Asked if the job title - first taken by Harriet Harman in 1997 - had been abolished after the word 'women' was cut, No10 replied: "The title has changed slightly"

Liverpool Echo

Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey has interview interrupted by Dr Dre

The new deputy PM was appearing on radio station LBC when the gaff occurred

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss cabinet has highest proportion of privately educated ministers since John Major

The Sutton Trust research shows 68% of the prime minister's senior ministers attended fee-paying schools - compared with 7% of the population

Daily Record

Blow for SNP as party barred from making oral submission during independence court case

The written submission must be filed by September 21 and the Lord Advocate and Advocate General for Scotland - representing the interests of the UK Government in the case - will have two weeks to respond.

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The Conversation

Cost of living crisis: why plans to reform the Bank of England won't help it stop spiralling inflation

The UK cost of living crisis has been building since early 2021. At 10.1%, the current rate of consumer price inflation is the highest in 40 years and the Bank of England believes it could pass 13% in October.

Leeds Live

Leeds-based women's health charity staff to take on gruelling 100km walk to raise funds and awareness

Women's Health Matters is a group work specialist that helps women from across the Leeds area

Belfast Live

'Fairly obvious landing zone' to resolve Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol says Secretary of State

Chris Heaton-Harris faced his first questions from MPs since being appointed by Prime Minster Liz Truss as Northern Ireland secretary

The Independent UK

Energy firm visits customers’ homes to advise on cutting bills

Octopus Energy said it hoped to visit at least 500,000 homes this winter to give customers ‘actionable, bespoke advice’ on how to reduce bills.

The Independent UK

Truss rejects call for election and insists she is focused on ‘serious issues’

She was speaking during her Prime Minister’s Questions debut in the Commons.

Wales Online

Liz Truss's cabinet in full as new Prime Minister rewards allies

A major reshuffle of the top jobs in government has now been completed

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: Truss and I need to put differences aside and work together

Scotland’s First Minister told ITV’s Lorraine programme that she was ‘encouraged’ by some of the UK Government’s speculated cost-of-living plans.

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