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How the stopwatch began on Truss’ time in Downing Street
We look back on what can only be described as a total bonkers week in Westminster: how Liz Truss became the shortest and one of the worst prime minis…
3 years, 4 months ago
A new chancellor and another U-turn for Truss
A tumultuous week and a dramatic Friday as Liz Truss was forced to reverse on tax cuts again and sacked Kwasi Kwarteng. Doubts are growing over wheth…
3 years, 4 months ago
Truss vs the ‘anti-growth’ coalition
Liz Truss endured one of the most traumatic Conservative party conferences in living memory, with open revolt from her cabinet and MPs. Can the new p…
3 years, 5 months ago
Kwasi Kwarteng’s market meltdown
Markets showed their dismay and the pound crashed to its lowest levels ever as Prime Minister Liz Truss and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng struggled to de…
3 years, 5 months ago
The gamble for growth
Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his first Budget in all but name this week, with the biggest overhaul in taxes in half a century. We unpack all the major ta…
3 years, 5 months ago
King Charles III begins his reign
The UK has experienced an unprecedented week of constitutional upheaval with new national and political leadership.
We discuss the death and mourning…
3 years, 5 months ago
In memory of Queen Elizabeth II
Following the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II - who died on September 8 2022 at the age of 96 - we are in tribute republishing this plati…
3 years, 6 months ago
Truss’s glide path to Number 10
The Tory leadership race finished this week, with foreign secretary Liz Truss widely expected to triumph. We discuss the final campaign developments,…
3 years, 6 months ago
Struggling with the energy crisis
With energy bills set to soar from October, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak faced mounting questions about how they would help struggling families, yet nei…
3 years, 6 months ago
Liz Truss pulls even further ahead
Two new opinion polls put Liz Truss 32 points ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the race to be the next Tory leader and prime minister. We analyse wh…
3 years, 6 months ago