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2023
'Make Britain grow again': Liz Truss takes up Trump trademark at Tory conference
“Make Britain grow again” is almost identical to the slogan of former US President Donald Trump.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 1:13 PM
One year on, Liz Truss defends her mini-budget that sparked an economic crisis
Truss was forced out of office last October following the effects of the Budget.
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Sep 19th 2023, 8:23 AM
Liz Truss reflects on her time as PM (and the infamous lettuce) during testy Dublin interview
Truss said livestream of a lettuce with a wig used to represent her was “puerile”.
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Jun 19th 2023, 11:56 AM
Liz Truss calls for 'economic Nato' to counter China's influence
China warned that Truss should stop defending Taiwanese independence or else she would ‘further expose herself as a failed politician’.
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May 17th 2023, 9:51 AM
Liz Truss contests £12,000 bill from UK Government over use of country retreat
Truss has been asked to pay about £12,000 for costs incurred while she spent time at the estate last summer.
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Apr 30th 2023, 5:01 PM
Liz Truss: I was never given a chance to implement my tax-cutting agenda
In her first detailed comments since she was forced out of No 10, Truss said she had not anticipated the resistance she would face to her plans.
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Feb 5th 2023, 9:21 AM
Last year
2022
Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries claims ex-PM ‘will be back’ one day
The former UK culture minister said Boris Johnson threw a ‘successful’ party to thank his supporters after he bowed out of the race to replace Liz Truss.
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Nov 12th 2022, 2:10 PM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘to cut defence spending in real terms’ as inflation soars
The allowance for all departments, including the Ministry of Defence, will rise in line with the 2021 spending review, according to reports.
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Nov 12th 2022, 7:13 AM
Kwasi Kwarteng told Liz Truss her decision to sack him was 'mad'
He also advised Truss to “slow down” her radical economic reforms.
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Nov 11th 2022, 8:38 AM
QUIZ: How well do you know Prime Ministers?
44 days…
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Oct 22nd 2022, 10:00 PM
Sunak collects 100 Tory nominations as Mordaunt announces bid and three ministers back Johnson
Who will emerge as the top candidate to be the UK’s next prime minister?
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Oct 21st 2022, 10:08 PM
Stability of UK economy in Ireland’s interest, says finance minister
Paschal Donohoe said he hopes close cooperation between the two countries can resume with a new UK prime minister.
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Oct 21st 2022, 11:21 AM
And they’re off: Who will win the race to be the next British prime minister?
Boris Johnson is said to be flying back to the UK amid rumours of a comeback.
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Oct 21st 2022, 9:20 AM
'The bitter end': British newspapers react to the resignation of Liz Truss
Truss confirmed her resignation during a statement outside Downing Street yesterday.
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Oct 21st 2022, 7:14 AM
From economic turmoil to chaos in the Commons: The events that led to Liz Truss's resignation
Truss announced her resignation yesterday afternoon after just 44 days in office.
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Oct 21st 2022, 12:05 AM
PM hopefuls need 100 nominations from Tory MPs to enter race to replace Truss
Truss has been Prime Minister for just 44 days.
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Oct 20th 2022, 8:02 PM
Truss has quit - so what happens now and who might take over?
Rishi Sunak? Penny Mordaunt? … Boris Johnson?
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Oct 20th 2022, 5:43 PM
Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for a general election 'now' after Liz Truss resigns as PM
‘The Conservative Party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern,’ said Keir Starmer.
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Oct 20th 2022, 4:00 PM
Taoiseach: New British prime minister needs to be appointed 'as quickly as possible'
Truss resigned after just six weeks in office.
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Oct 20th 2022, 3:48 PM
'Chaos', 'on the brink', 'cut to shreds': How UK papers dealt with yesterday's political mayhem
It was an eventful day in Britain.
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Oct 20th 2022, 8:02 AM
Truss's morning on the brink amid Braverman resignation and chaos in the House of Commons
There were mounting calls for the Prime Minister to step down, before did at lunchtime today.
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Oct 20th 2022, 7:26 AM
Truss tells MPs she's 'not a quitter' during tense Prime Minister's Questions
This was her first PMQs since her new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ripped up her plan for tax cut.
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Oct 19th 2022, 12:15 PM
Keep Calm and Carry On or quit: Is Truss certain to be ousted and how might it happen?
The British Prime Minister is battling to save her position despite several Tory MPs publicly calling for her to resign.
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Oct 18th 2022, 3:33 PM
‘The Ghost PM’: Scathing UK papers deliver verdict on Liz Truss’ extraordinary day
‘The great office of Prime Minister was yesterday reduced to an unedifying game of ghost-hunting,’ The Sun writes in an editorial.
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Oct 18th 2022, 7:31 AM
'I will lead the Conservatives into the next election', Truss declares
The British prime minister said her fiscal policies “went too far and too fast”.
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Oct 17th 2022, 10:24 PM
Liz Truss says she is 'sorry' for mistakes after gruelling day in British politics
Jeremy Hunt earlier rolled back almost all of the tax measures within the UK Government’s mini-budget.
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Oct 17th 2022, 10:10 PM
British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to scrap 'almost all' tax measures from UK mini-budget
Hunt is expected to address the House of Commons and will take questions from MPs this afternoon.
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Oct 17th 2022, 1:55 PM
UK's embattled PM Liz Truss told: 'The game is up'
‘I think the game is up, and it’s now a question as to how the succession is managed,’ said a senior Tory MP.
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Oct 16th 2022, 5:21 PM
New UK Chancellor: Tax rises and spending cuts on cards with ‘difficult’ decisions ahead
Jeremy Hunt criticised the ‘mistakes’ of Britain’s prime minister Liz Truss administration in his first interview since taking the job.
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Oct 15th 2022, 9:48 AM
Truss sacks Kwarteng and makes another mini-budget u-turn in bid to save her premiership
Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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Oct 14th 2022, 5:36 PM
Liz Truss holds seven-minute press conference after sacking her Chancellor
In a major u-turn, Truss has confirmed she is reversing her policy to scrap the rise in corporation tax from 19% to 25%.
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Oct 14th 2022, 3:07 PM
Ditching Liz Truss would be ‘disastrously bad idea’, says UK Foreign Secretary
He said the UK Government is focused on getting economic growth despite the market turbulence.
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Oct 13th 2022, 1:26 PM
Belfast actor Ciarán Hinds calls on Truss to scrap UK Govt's controversial Troubles legacy plan
The Bill is set for consideration by the House of Lords.
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Oct 11th 2022, 6:00 AM
Bank of England takes steps to ensure ‘orderly end’ to emergency bond-buying scheme
The Bank is doubling the daily limit on its gilt-buying programme to £10 billion as the scheme draws to a close ahead of Friday’s cut-off.
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Oct 10th 2022, 9:15 AM
UK Ministers urge Tory MPs to back Truss or risk electoral defeat
The appeal for unity comes as fresh polling puts the UK PM’s personal approval rating at minus 47.
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Oct 9th 2022, 9:18 AM
Tánaiste describes Northern Ireland Protocol as a ‘little too strict'
Leo Varadkar said that a window of opportunity now exists for agreement to be reached between the EU and the UK.
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Oct 6th 2022, 1:30 PM
M People founder says band are ‘livid’ their song was used by Liz Truss at Tory conference
The British Prime Minister entered to the track’s famous chorus ‘Cause I’m movin’ on up, you’re movin’ on out’.
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Oct 5th 2022, 4:42 PM
'Let's get them removed': Truss' Tory conference speech interrupted by Greenpeace protesters
She faces a tough task retoring Conservative morale after the U-turn over a totemic tax policy.
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Oct 5th 2022, 12:05 PM
British Chancellor shrugs off ‘little turbulence’ after 45p tax rate u-turn
Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his Tory conference speech just hours after abandoning the plan in an effort to stave off a mounting Tory revolt.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 10:09 PM
There is no reason why Stormont should not be re-established now, Truss says
Liz Truss says she wants a settlement with the EU over the NI Protocol which works for everybody.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 8:37 PM
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