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The Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt stood in for the Prime Minister to answer questions from the opposition

A Government minister insisted Liz Truss was “not under a desk” hiding from MPs after the Prime Minister was urged to quit. Shouts of “where is she?” and “weak” could be heard in the Commons after Penny Mordaunt deputised for Ms Truss to respond to an urgent question on the…

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt has been taking questions from MPs in the Prime Minister's absence

The Tory party is already lining up its next leader, running through all its MPs in ever-decreasing quality, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Prime Minister was absent from the Commons today during an urgent question on the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint a new Chancellor - but did arrive

New U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has reversed most of an economic package announced by the government just weeks ago, including a planned cut in income taxes

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer mocked Ms Truss as he said: ‘The lady is not for turning – up.’

I’m not sure how much I ever bought the old adage that 90 per cent of success is about showing up. But when you are the prime minister, you have sacked your chancellor of 38 days and his replacement has just gone on television to repudiate your mini-budget and entire…

‘The lady’s not for turning up’: Starmer mocks no-show PM