Liz Truss
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
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Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day in office, she stepped down amid a government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. The member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2010, Truss previously held various Cabinet positions under three prime ministers—David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson—lastly as foreign secretary from 2021 to 2022.
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Liz Truss turned Britain into 'Argentina on the Channel', says ex-Bank of England bossA former governor of the Bank of England has launched a scathing attack on Liz Truss - accusing her government of turning Britain into "Argentina on the Channel".Sky News - Published | |
Liz Truss to urge government to cut taxes - and insist her economic plan would have workedLiz Truss is set to urge the government to cut taxes - and insist her plan to grow the economy would eventually have worked.Sky News - Published | Liz Truss's chancellor feels 'let down' by her - as reveals they haven't spoken since his sackingFormer chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed how he feels "let down" by Liz Truss as he accused her of "total capitulation" following her failed agenda.Sky News - Published |
Kwarteng admits his mortgage repayments have gone up 'considerably' since his mini-budgetFormer chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted he has been "affected" by his own mini-budget which was blamed for creating economic turmoil while Liz Truss was prime minister.Sky News - Published | Johnson and Truss received £18,660 pay-outs after resigning as PMBoris Johnson and Liz Truss both received £18,660 as severance payments after they stood down as prime minister, annual accounts have shown.Sky News - Published |
'It's a long game' - Liz Truss hints her disastrous mini-budget would have worked outLiz Truss has hinted she believes her disastrous mini-budget could have worked out for the UK economy in the long term.Sky News - Published | Liz Truss launches 'Growth Commission' - as first report claims Britons are £10,000 worse off than AmericansA new economic organisation, set up by Liz Truss, will launch on Wednesday, with a report claiming the average British person is £10,000 worse off than people in the US.Sky News - Published |
Why Sunak and Biden are struggling to keep spark of special relationship alive | Adam BoultonMonday will mark the sixth meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden - and their seventh encounter in all as both were at official functions for the funeral of Queen..Sky News - Published | Ex-chancellor criticises Truss for 'ignoring' Treasury warnings against her disastrous mini-budgetFormer chancellor Sajid Javid has criticised Liz Truss for ignoring the Treasury's warnings about the market consequences of her disastrous mini-budget.Sky News - Published |
Liz Truss calls for UK to have plan if Russia collapsesFormer prime minister Liz Truss has called on the government to have a plan in place in case the Russian government under Vladimir Putin collapses.Sky News - Published | Truss says lettuce live stream was 'puerile' and claims of dressing similar to Thatcher are 'lazy thinking'Liz Truss has described comparisons of her dress sense to Margaret Thatcher's as "lazy thinking" - and said last year's lettuce live stream was "puerile".Sky News - Published |
Grand diplomat or miserable failure? What Liz Truss has been up to since she quit as PMWhat is Liz Truss up to?Sky News - Published | Sunak rejects calls from Truss to fast-track Taiwan's entry to trading blocRishi Sunak has rejected Liz Truss's calls for Taiwan to be fast-tracked into a trans-Pacific trading bloc.Sky News - Published |
Liz Truss urges Rishi Sunak to describe China as a 'threat' to UK securityFormer prime minister Liz Truss will call for her successor Rishi Sunak to say China is a "threat" to UK security.Sky News - Published | Dig at Liz Truss over Taiwan visit where she will tell West to 'get real' on military aidThe Government has taken a swipe at Liz Truss ahead of a high-profile trip to Taiwan where she is set to urge a tougher line towards China.Sky News - Published |
Truss to visit Taiwan in 'solidarity' over increasing threats from ChinaLiz Truss will visit Taiwan next week to give a speech about democracy in the face of "increasingly aggressive behaviour from China".Sky News - Published | Liz Truss contests '£12K' bill relating to her use of grace-and-favour homeLiz Truss is disputing a bill she has been asked to pay relating to a country house which she had use of as foreign secretary.Sky News - Published |
Liz Truss to urge West to 'get real' about China threat in comeback speechLiz Truss will warn of a "global battle between free societies and dictatorships" in a speech in the US designed to revive her economic and political agenda.Sky News - Published | Truss told family of British hostage in Iran he was not her 'problem'Liz Truss told the family of a British hostage who was set to be released by Iran with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe that he was not her "problem" anymore, MPs have claimed.Sky News - Published |
Truss accused of compiling 'list of shame' for reported resignation honours listLiz Truss has been accused of compiling a "list of shame" following reports the ex-prime minister is set to nominate four close supporters for peerages.Sky News - Published | PM secures new post-Brexit deal with EU on Northern Ireland: Five key sections of the text | Sam Coates analysisPrime Minister Rishi Sunak has negotiated a deal on Northern Ireland and Brexit which his predecessors Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Theresa May could not have secured.Sky News - Published |
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss call on PM to send fighter jets to Ukraine immediatelyBoris Johnson and Liz Truss have called on Rishi Sunak to provide fighter jets to Ukraine immediately.Sky News - Published | UK's 'golden era' with China 'sent wrong message', says TrussLiz Truss will call on world leaders to stand up to China in her first speech since resigning as prime minister.Sky News - Published |
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UK economy 'made worse by Brexit and Truss own-goals'Brexit, slashing investment and Liz Truss's mini-budget are among the "own goals" that have led to the UK's dire financial straits, according to a top economist.Sky News - Published | UK PM Rishi Sunak indicates trade deal with India could take some timeBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday indicated he will take a different approach to trade deals to his predecessor Liz Truss, who was PM for a few weeks but set the tone for Britain's..IndiaTimes - Published |
Matt Hancock reveals he told Johnson not to run for PM again and claims Truss's career is 'over'Matt Hancock has revealed he advised Boris Johnson not to run for prime minister again after Liz Truss resigned – and claimed her political career "is over".Sky News - Published | Sunak refuses to apologise six times for Truss's economic turmoilRishi Sunak has refused to apologise for the economic turmoil Liz Truss's short-lived government caused British people.Sky News - Published |
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