Liz Truss humiliated at PMQs
“How can she be accountable when she’s not in charge”
Basit Mahmood
EXCLUSIVE: 65% of voters want Liz Truss to call a general election immediately, poll finds
When it comes to party affiliation, nearly half of those who voted Conservative in 2019 want an immediate election (49%), with 89% of Labour voters also demanding one.
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Daily Mail roasted for front pages which cheered on disastrous mini-budget
‘The Mail couldn’t hide its glee at the unfunded tax cuts, which disproportionately benefited the wealthiest’
Nadine Dorries ridiculed after suggesting Boris Johnson be brought back as a PM
“He lost that mandate when he broke the law, lied and broke the ministerial code and was forced to resign by his own government.”
4 million children now living in homes without adequate access to food, as food insecurity doubles since January
One in four households with children (25.8) have experienced food insecurity in the past month, with an estimated 4 million children affected
How long does Liz Truss have left as Prime Minister?
Politico estimates that up to 100 MPs are poised to submit or have already submitted no-confidence letters to Graham Brady, with the aim of forcing a change to the existing rules.
Jeremy Hunt demolishes Liz Truss’s entire mini-budget announcing massive U-turns
Hunt said that the government will “reverse almost all of the tax measures”
10 cabinet ministers including Jacob Rees-Mogg, Thérèse Coffey and Jeremy Hunt would lose seats in election, poll shows
Boris Johnson is also predicted to lose his seat and the party would also face a disastrous result in the red wall, losing all 45 seats it currently holds.
Royal Mail workers in ‘largest strike of the year’ over low pay
“Postal workers face the biggest ever assault on their jobs, terms and conditions in the history of Royal Mail.”