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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Who is Kwasi Kwarteng and why is he quitting British politics?

The Conservative MP is best known for the financial chaos he unleashed during 38 days as chancellor of the exchequer.

Al Jazeera

Bring out the PopCons, Liz Truss is the entertainment that keeps on giving

Another opportunity to savour the latest incarnation of one of UK’s shortest-reigning prime ministers

The Guardian - UK

Former British PM Liz Truss announces new political movement ahead of polls

Ex-PM Liz Truss unveils ‘Popular Conservatism’ movement, urges Conservative Party to shift to the political right.

Al Jazeera

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OPINION - Liz Truss attacks ‘left-wing extremists’ as she launches Popular Conservatives

There are two ways to change a political party: from without or within. Tony Blair and Jeremy Corbyn both bent Labour to their will, albeit with differing electoral results. Conversely, Nigel Farage successfully forced the Conservatives to adopt his views on Europe and immigration through his use of the media…

Evening Standard

Truss’s PopCon group splinters on launch but attacks Sunak’s policies

Just two of four MPs billed to speak present as launch event amounts to evisceration of PM’s government

The Guardian - UK

Listen up! It’s Liz Truss and the PopCons, the Tory tribute act sounding a death knell for irony

If today’s launch by the leader who was outlasted by a lettuce is the answer, what on earth was the question, asks the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng to stand down as MP at next election

Former chancellor oversaw ill-fated ‘mini-budget’ in 2022 and was sacked by Liz Truss after only 38 days

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Undeterred Ex-PM Truss To Launch New UK Tory Grouping

Liz Truss may have flopped as UK prime minister, but she remains on the political stage, this week launching a new movement that aims to push the ruling Conservatives rightwards.

International Business Times

The week in TV: Trigger Point; Putin vs the West: At War; Mr & Mrs Smith; Here We Go – review

Vicky McClure’s bomb disposal expert is back with a bang; assorted British PMs supply the low notes as world leaders reflect on war in Ukraine; and Donald Glover and Maya Erskine outdo Pitt and Jolie in a star-studded remake

The Guardian - UK

Labour mustn’t be starry eyed about its whirlwind romance with big business and the City

Like bees to a honey pot, corporate Britain is swarming in the direction of power

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone’s second preference’: could James Cleverly be the next Tory leader?

The right wing of the party is talking up Kemi Badenoch. But the gaffe-prone home secretary might have the last laugh

The Guardian - UK

Frustration in Labour ranks over Reeves’s refusal to reinstate bankers’ bonus cap

Shadow chancellor is warned that decision will be unpopular with voters, including those in ‘red wall’ seats

The Guardian - UK

The ex-prime minister and her allies say they want to restore 'democratic accountability'

Evening Standard

Tories fret about a nanny state – but with decay all around, voters want politicians who step in

The prime minister’s anti-smoking crusade is panicking his party, even as it meets with enthusiasm among the public, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Evening Standard

IMF cautions against UK cutting taxes in upcoming Budget

The country needs the money to invest in public services and get the national debt under control, the International Monetary Fund said

The Guardian - UK

Putin Vs the West: At War review – did Liz Truss really storm out of her own office?

Our flawed and frequently ridiculous leaders emerge from this follow-up documentary with little credit. Yet despite the calamitous subject matter, the chaos is often downright funny

The Guardian - UK

Beleaguered Rishi Sunak on a wing and a prayer – and now a fasting regime

PM battling to salvage his party from predicted electoral obliteration but Tories carry on plumbing the depths

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch is member of ‘Evil Plotters’ Tory WhatsApp group

Exclusive: Business secretary who has told party rebels to stop ‘stirring’ and back PM is in group along with Michael Gove

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The Guardian - UK

UK disposable vapes ban likely to become law after lack of objections

Tory MPs to get free vote on plan and proposal to phase out smoking, to which only Liz Truss has so far publicly objected

The Guardian - UK

Whisper it, but in opposing Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban, Liz Truss might be right

Restricting flavoured vapes make sense, but halting tobacco sales altogether for all entering adulthood is bizarre, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

University friend of Liz Truss and alleged Remainer Olly Robbins tipped to run Keir Starmer's government

Olly Robbins is rumoured to become one of the most powerful men in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Ken Clarke tells peers he can’t support new Rwanda bill because overturning supreme court ruling ‘very dangerous’ – as it happened

Conservative former chancellor withdraws support for bill he backed previously

The Guardian - UK

What state are government finances in and what legacy is Reeves likely to inherit?

Hunt has steadied the ship, but some may question whether there is really fiscal room for tax cuts

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: splits emerge in Tory party’s latest splinter group

Liz Truss’s new Popular Conservatism movement appears to be divided before it’s begun. Plus, why culture wars are very tiring

The Guardian - UK

You don’t need to be a ship-jumping polls guru to work out Rish!’s numbers are dire

It seems Simple Simon Clarke wasn’t entirely alone in his failed rebellion – enter previously unknown Will Dry

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