Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Priti Patel has been the “worst home secretary in living memory”, critics have said after she quit the cabinet ahead of a reshuffle by new prime minister Liz Truss. While […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Most Conservative voters have no or little confidence in Liz Truss’s ability to address the cost of living crisis, a new poll has found. The incoming prime minister faces an […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Supporters of Liz Truss have expressed fury over the lengthy delay before the new prime minister formally enters Downing Street. Ms Truss defeated her rival Rishi Sunak to win the […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email On Monday, Liz Truss was elected Tory leader – and on Tuesday she’ll become prime minister. The arrangements for the day are somewhat more complicated than usual, and will involve […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Priti Patel has quit as home secretary with a call for Liz Truss to back “all aspects” of her immigration policies, on the day judges began reviewing the legality of […] More
Twelve Conservative MPs disgruntled with the candidates for the party leadership are planning to submit letters of no confidence in the new prime minister as early as this week, it has been reported. In defiance of the widely-considered frontrunner Liz Truss, MPs are planning to submit letters to Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 committee, to signal their intentions of challenging the new prime minister, according to the Sunday Mirror. The newspaper reports the plotting MPs want a leadership vote by Christmas to bring Boris Johnson back as leader. More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Priti Patel told opposition MPs to “shut up” in angry exchanges in the Commons as she set out her legacy as home secretary. The cabinet minister – widely expected to […] More
Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email As Liz Truss enters Downing Street after a bruising leadership contest for the Conservatives, she faces an in-tray bulging with pressing issues. The leadership contest was littered with vague policy […] More
