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Let Johnson take over to foil leadership ‘conspiracy’, Tory donor tells Truss

A wealthy Tory donor and staunch backer of Boris Johnson has started a campaign to get the former prime minister back into No 10. Lord Cruddas of Shoreditch suggested that Liz Truss could best see off a leadership challenge from Rishi Sunak by ...

03 Oct 2022 at 15:57

Tory candidates face hustings as Truss accused of wanting ‘devastating cuts’

The Tory leadership candidates face further hustings with voting party members, as frontrunner Liz Truss was accused of showing “her true colours” in an unearthed 2009 paper promoting vast government spending cuts. Ms Truss called for ...

19 Aug 2022 at 11:17

British employees amongst hardest working in the world, says Truss ally

A supporter of Liz Truss has insisted British workers “are amongst the hardest working in the world”, after the Tory leadership contender claimed they need to produce “more graft”. Former Cabinet minister Sajid Javid defended the ...

17 Aug 2022 at 12:57

Sunak heavily outspends Truss on Facebook adverts

Rishi Sunak’s campaign has poured almost £24,000 into Facebook advertising since the middle of July, heavily outspending his Tory leadership rival Liz Truss. The former chancellor has spent £23,810 on 208 adverts since July 16, ...

17 Aug 2022 at 12:46

Mixed views on Tory leadership contenders from party members in Northern Ireland

There were mixed views from members of the Conservative Party in Northern Ireland after hearing from the two candidates to become the next leader. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were quizzed by members during a hustings event at ...

17 Aug 2022 at 16:28

‘Captain’ Johnson on ‘shore leave’ amid cost-of-living crisis, says Tory peer

Boris Johnson is facing criticism for a lack of action while holidaying as rising food prices pushed inflation to another 40-year high. Asda chairman Lord Rose criticised a “horrifying” absence of fresh support on ...

17 Aug 2022 at 12:50

Liz Truss agrees to interview with BBC’s Nick Robinson

Liz Truss has agreed to be interviewed by veteran political journalist Nick Robinson. The Tory leadership frontrunner will take part in the one-to-one interview at 7pm on August 30 on BBC One, the BBC News Press ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:35

Sunak’s promise to protect farmland from solar farms criticised

A green think tank has criticised Rishi Sunak’s promise to protect farmland from solar farms, saying biofuels use 77 times the amount of arable land. The Green Alliance’s intervention comes after Mr Sunak and ...

19 Aug 2022 at 14:09

Call to Tory leadership contenders to protect vulnerable as bills soar

The two remaining Tory leadership contenders are facing a call to more than double the level of Government support to low-income families to avert a cost-of-living crisis “catastrophe” over the winter. ...

15 Aug 2022 at 11:41

Truss accuses SNP of ‘political games’ over independence poll

Liz Truss has pledged her commitment to uphold the United Kingdom as she hit out at politicians in the devolved administrations for playing “political games” rather than delivering for voters. The ...

13 Aug 2022 at 23:30

Both Sunak and Truss hugely unpopular in Scotland, poll suggests

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are hugely unpopular in Scotland, a new poll has suggested. The survey by Ipsos Scotland found the former chancellor to be marginally more popular than the Foreign ...

19 Aug 2022 at 11:11

Labour demands recall of Parliament to tackle soaring energy bills

Labour has written to Boris Johnson, as well as the two Tory leadership contenders, demanding that Parliament returns early in order to tackle soaring energy bills. Urging Liz Truss and ...

19 Aug 2022 at 10:45

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