The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are battling to become the next Prime Minister in the final round of the Tory leadership contest. Here we look at their plans for Government if they get the keys to No10

Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss were urged by the current lord speaker not to take the same approach as Mr Johnson to appointing peers.

Rishi Sunak hit out at the “forces that be” who are supporting Liz Truss as he gave a speech in Margaret Thatcher’s birthplace.Speaing in Grantham, alled himself the “underdog” but stopped short of naming Ms Truss personally.He told the crowd: “The forces that be want this to be a coronation…

The Lords Speaker urged Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to show more 'restraint' in appointing new peers if they become Prime Minister

Inflation and a cost of living crisis mean the new PM will have little time to produce a feelgood factor

Cabinet Office minister says rail project ‘waiting to breach waves and rip arm off’ Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak

Amnesty International leads criticism of immigration plans announced by Tory leadership candidates

Differences over tax have dominated Conservative leadership contest

Britain's two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government's policy of sending migrants to Rwanda.