‘She took risks for peace’: Truss, Johnson and May lead Commons tributes to queenJeffrey Donaldson says monarch led by example in Northern Ireland and reached out the hand of friendshipFri Sept 09 2022 - 20:07
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: King Charles III pays tribute to ‘darling mama’ Charles will officially be proclaimed king on Saturday following his mother’s death aged 96Fri Sept 09 2022 - 18:53
Charles becomes British king after death of Queen Elizabeth, aged 96Queen was the longest-serving of all British monarchs, reigning for 70 yearsThu Sept 08 2022 - 23:27
Queen Elizabeth’s death sees Britain lose a rare shared point in national awarenessQueen’s death has removed perhaps the only fixed, shared point in national imaginationThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:39
Liz Truss turns down temperature with strong Commons performance, but her backbenches simmerNew prime minister makes a good start but her cabinet appointments have disappointed manyWed Sept 07 2022 - 20:29
Starmer accuses Truss of piling debts on tax payersLabour leader criticises new prime minister’s plans to fund a freeze on energy bills through borrowingWed Sept 07 2022 - 19:44
New British prime minister Liz Truss makes sweeping changes to governmentConservative party leader said she is confident Britain can ‘ride out the storm’Tue Sept 06 2022 - 21:20
Truss promises to deal with energy crisisNew prime minister blames economic problems on Ukraine and coronavirus pandemicTue Sept 06 2022 - 19:35
Liz Truss’s tired market mantras mask plans for a remarkable state interventionNew PM set to freeze energy bills for 18 months at a cost of more than £100bn to the exchequerTue Sept 06 2022 - 19:26
Boris Johnson hints political career may not be over as he leaves Downing StreetBritish prime minister expresses no regrets about his downfall in farewell statementTue Sept 06 2022 - 09:18
Liz Truss to unveil cabinet after taking reins of power as British PM Kwasi Kwarteng set to become chancellor, James Cleverly likely foreign secretary and Suella Braverman as home secretaryTue Sept 06 2022 - 00:01
Liz Truss faces trouble ahead due to her vulnerable positionMPs would be reticent about withholding co-operation with PM if party members had backed her emphaticallyMon Sept 05 2022 - 20:08
Liz Truss: New British PM says she will deliver on promise to cut taxesForty-seven-year-old MP beats rival Rishi Sunak in poll of Conservative party membersMon Sept 05 2022 - 11:11
Truss pledges action on energy bills within a week of becoming British PMForeign secretary Liz Truss expected to win Tory party leadership contest and succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister on TuesdaySun Sept 04 2022 - 20:30
Taoiseach urges next UK PM for ‘genuine signal’ negotiated protocol settlement a priority Martin and Maros Sefcovic among attendees at annual British Irish Association meetingSat Sept 03 2022 - 12:55
Denis Staunton: Truss poised to plunge UK into deeper division on accession to Tory leadershipJohnson loyalty candidate has doubled down on most radical vision of Brexit and adopted crudest possible position on culture war issuesFri Sept 02 2022 - 20:37
European Commission vice-president Sefcovic warns future British leader on triggering article 16 British Irish Association hears ‘it is not for the UK government alone to change our bilateral agreement and modify the conditions under which goods can enter the EU’s single market’Fri Sept 02 2022 - 18:58
Johnson takes swipe at Truss over her support for frackingOutgoing prime minister refuses to say whether he will withdraw from politics or remain as an MPThu Sept 01 2022 - 19:59
London Letter: After a summer of spending, the dark clouds of winter loom on the horizonHaving released pent-up exuberance after the pandemic, the English capital seems to have come to an abrupt haltThu Sept 01 2022 - 19:42
Conservative leadership hustings: Truss stresses loyalty to Johnson while Sunak warns of British vulnerability Rishi Sunak may be as many as 30 points behind Liz Truss but he received more cheers than his rival at Wembley StadiumWed Aug 31 2022 - 21:57
Boris Johnson refuses to rule out political comebackLiz Truss expected to accelerate the granting of new drilling licenses for oil and gas in the North SeaTue Aug 30 2022 - 19:18
Truss may trigger article 16 of NI protocol if she becomes PM — reportsSinn Féin MP says ‘reckless threats’ were evidence of UK government’s ‘total disregard for the democratic wishes of people and businesses here’Fri Aug 26 2022 - 20:50
Tory leadership paying scant heed to imminent energy crisis Truss’s focus for now remains firmly fixed on the battle with Sunak for leadership of the Conservative Party as experts warn of emerging energy crisisFri Aug 26 2022 - 20:14
Boris Johnson distances himself from Liz Truss’s remarks on Emmanuel MacronLeadership candidate said she would judge French president on deeds rather than wordsFri Aug 26 2022 - 19:30
Our little stag party was never going to be a wild affair but it grew ever-tamer in the planningLondon Letter: A fine, tame affair dispenses with stag T-shirts as Design Museum in Kensington investigates how to grow old ‘with greater agency and joy’Thu Aug 25 2022 - 19:40
Tory party leadership contenders critical of coronavirus lockdownsScientists not adequately challenged, says Sunak while Truss agrees shutdown a step too farThu Aug 25 2022 - 19:36
Sunak refuses to commit to voting for tax cuts if Truss wins Tory leadership raceFormer chancellor of the exchequer declines to say if he would risk losing party whip by voting against Truss measuresWed Aug 24 2022 - 19:44
Britain’s fiscal watchdog asked about preparing for emergency budget if Liz Truss next PM Office of budget responsibility chief accused by foreign secretary’s backers of deploying taxpayer resources to promote Sunak agendaTue Aug 23 2022 - 19:15
Liz Truss will face threat in brooding backbencher Boris Johnson if she becomes Tory leaderBitterness of her leadership tussle with Sunak has made it impossible for either to serve under the otherMon Aug 22 2022 - 20:21
Tory leadership race: Sunak says he would reject offer of cabinet job from TrussForeign secretary, who is over 20 points ahead in polls, criticised for considering emergency budget without oversightMon Aug 22 2022 - 19:58
Sunak justifies VAT U-turn as he attempts to catch up on Truss in Tory leadership raceFormer chancellor — who lags far behind in race for No 10 — says it is best way to help with energy billsFri Jul 29 2022 - 20:45
Liz Truss offers same old chaos with a little less charismaAnalysis: Labour confident either Sunak or Truss will lead Tories to defeat at next general electionFri Jul 29 2022 - 18:42
‘I was left with no choice’: Sunak defends decision to step down as chancellorTruss stresses her loyalty to Boris Johnson in front of 1,500 Conservative members in LeedsThu Jul 28 2022 - 21:37
The joy and energy of post-lockdown London echoes the 1930sMuch Ado About Nothing is everywhere, but then the zeitgeist often reveals itself first in the theatreThu Jul 28 2022 - 20:00
Sunak accused of making U-turn by shelving VAT on energy bills for a yearFormer chancellor has accused rival Liz Truss of ‘fairy tale’ economics on plans for tax cutsWed Jul 27 2022 - 19:40
Britain and EU urged to rejoin talks on NI protocolHouse of Lords committee calls for negotiations while contentious Bill is going through parliamentWed Jul 27 2022 - 00:01
Tory leadership TV debate abandoned as presenter faints on airViewers hear loud crash and see Liz Truss in shock before moving towards Kate McCannTue Jul 26 2022 - 19:48
Sunak and Truss clash over tax policy in BBC debateLabour leader Keir Starmer earlier dismissed contest between Sunak and Truss as ‘Thatcherite cosplay’Mon Jul 25 2022 - 22:41
Sunak and Truss say they will treat migrants more harshlyBoth candidates support moving refugees to RwandaSun Jul 24 2022 - 21:00
Sunak plays down wealth as he tries to tap into Thatcher traditionFormer chancellor claims that despite his personal wealth his background was similar to that of Margaret ThatcherFri Jul 22 2022 - 20:28
EU launches fresh legal action against UK over Northern Ireland ProtocolFour new infringement procedures triggered by the European CommissionFri Jul 22 2022 - 19:30
Sunak suggests Truss would lose general election as poll puts her well ahead in Tory leadership raceRivals for Conservative party leadership clash over tax cuts on first full day of campaigningThu Jul 21 2022 - 20:27
Sunak has little over a week to damage Truss in potentially brutal battle for Tory leadershipLondon Letter: A struggle between Sunak’s ‘common-sense Thatcherism’ and Truss’s ‘Reaganomics’Thu Jul 21 2022 - 20:19
Boris Johnson’s circle will do everything they can to stop Sunak in grudge match for Tory leadershipBoris Johnson and his bitter circle have identified Rishi Sunak as his assassin. They will do everything in their power to stop himWed Jul 20 2022 - 20:03
Tory leadership race down to final two as Penny Mordaunt eliminatedRishi Sunak or Liz Truss set to succeed Boris Johnson as British PM in SeptemberWed Jul 20 2022 - 16:02
Why Liz Truss is now favourite to succeed Boris Johnson as British PMTory leadership race still difficult to predict as MPs prepare for final voteTue Jul 19 2022 - 19:35
Tory MPs to pick final two leadership candidates as Kemi Badenoch eliminatedRishi Sunak remains in front in race to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative party leaderTue Jul 19 2022 - 18:28
Sunak out in front as Tory leadership rivals face another voteContest for second place tightens with another ballot scheduled for TuesdayMon Jul 18 2022 - 20:52
Tory leadership race: Candidates accuse each other of dishonesty and dirty tricksSunak accused Truss and other candidates of taking a more cavalier approach to public finances than Starmer or CorbynSun Jul 17 2022 - 20:52
Gloves come off quickly as Tory leadership candidates go head to head in TV debate Rishi Sunak accuses Liz Truss of peddling fairy tales by promising to cut taxes without fuelling inflationFri Jul 15 2022 - 21:34
