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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

What the papers say – August 2

The front pages on Tuesday mix patriotism and politics with a pony punted from his local pub.

The Independent UK

Voice of the Mirror: Joy and excitement from Lionesses win is inspiring new generation

Failing to promote women's football after the Lionesses' victory at the weekend would be a huge own goal, while Liz Truss is returning to the past with her plans for workers and trade unions

Daily Mirror

Mordaunt makes return to Tory leadership contest to back ‘hope’ candidate Truss

Her endorsement came on stage at the latest hustings event as postal ballots began dropping on Conservative doormats.

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss steps up war on public sector workers and unions in bid for Tory crown

The Foreign Secretary vowed to axe 'facility time', which allows union officials paid hours off to carry out duties while at work and semmed to rule out scrapping the fox hunting ban

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss plan means lower pay for public service workers in poorer areas

Unions say favourite for PM’s job will face ‘opposition every step of the way’ if she pushes plans through

The Independent UK

Why is there unrest among civil servants and how will ministers respond?

Analysis: civil servants are frustrated with real-terms pay cuts, job losses, and political briefings against them

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss plan to cut £11bn in Whitehall waste ‘ludicrous’

Unions and experts attack Tory leadership candidate’s proposals for civil service savings

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Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall

Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss wants to save £11 billion a year with her plans.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss calls Nicola Sturgeon 'an attention seeker it's best to ignore'

TORY leadership frontrunner Liz Truss has claimed it is best to ignore Nicola Sturgeon, saying the First Minister is an “attention seeker”.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss mocks Nicola Sturgeon as an 'attention seeker' who should be 'ignored'

The Foreign Secretary, who will have to deal with the First Minister if she succeeds Johnson, launched a personal attack on her SNP rival.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon is an ‘attention seeker’ best ignored, claims Liz Truss

The Conservative Party leadership candidate was speaking at a hustings event in Exeter.

The Independent UK

Who won Tory hustings? Rishi Sunak too slick as favourite Liz Truss continues rise

Liz Truss is the runaway favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and Sunak’s policy announcements are coming across as increasingly desperate as the rivals chase each other to the right of the party

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss launches astonishing attack on Nicola Sturgeon branding her 'attention seeker'

Speaking at a hustings event in Exeter, Liz Truss said she would never bring in another lockdown, and was grilled about her views on bloodsports amid Tory calls to bring them back

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt backs Liz Truss in contest to be next Tory leader

Blow to Rishi Sunak as Portsmouth North MP hails foreign secretary as ‘the hope candidate’

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Reuters

British PM candidate Truss boosted by former rival's backing

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's bid to become Britain's next prime minister got a major boost on Monday when she received the backing of a lawmaker she narrowly defeated to make it to the final two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt endorses ex-leadership rival Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson

The Foreign Secretary is the ‘hope candidate’, according to Ms Mordaunt.

The Independent UK

Major boost for Truss’s PM campaign as Penny Mordaunt offers her backing

Foreign secretary is the ‘hope candidate’ in the race to succeed Boris Johnson, says third-placed candidate

Evening Standard

Penny Mordaunt backs Liz Truss in bitter blow for Rishi Sunak

The trade minister said Ms Truss was the ‘hope candidate’ though Mr Sunak stressed he would ‘restore trust’ in politics

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Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt becomes latest high-profile Tory to back favourite Liz Truss

An estimated 160,000 Conservative Party members - around 0.3% of the UK population - are mulling over which candidate will become the next Prime Minister, with high-profile names lining up to support the favourite

Daily Mirror

Voters unimpressed with 'bottom of the barrel' Truss and Sunak choice in Exeter

Speaking to the Mirror hours before a hustings event in the city got underway, people attacked the choice between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK

Claims that Tory leadership fight is all but over are premature

Analysis: momentum appears to be with Liz Truss but there are signs that race with Rishi Sunak could be tighter than expected

The Guardian - UK

Who do the Tory leadership candidates think they are impressing with their spiteful posturing on trans issues?

From Kemi Badenoch on toilets to Rishi Sunak’s war on ‘clumsy’ language, the would-be PMs are using a minority group’s right to exist as a tawdry talking point in their popularity contest, writes Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Truss insists she wants ‘positive’ campaign after Dorries tweet

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries retweeted a doctored image of Boris Johnson as Julius Caesar with Rishi Sunak as a knife-wielding assassin.

Wales Online

Tax cuts: What have Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss promised?

The two Tory leadership hopefuls have very different views on what sort of tax policy the UK should be pursuing in the short-term, with Sunak suggesting that Truss' cut and borrow plan would be irresponsible

The Guardian - UK

British MPs plan visit to Taiwan as tension with China simmers

Exclusive: Tom Tugendhat likely to lead trip later this year as London’s relationship with Beijing deteriorates

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