Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister
Momentum had been with Sunak after he won the support of over half of the parliamentary party.
Basit Mahmood
Tory donor says the party is not fit to run the country
“I think its got to move on from fighting its own internal wars and focus on what needs to be done on the economy and admitting some of the mistakes they’ve made in the last six years”
EXCLUSIVE: More than 7 in 10 voters say government is not doing enough to help with the cost of living crisis, poll finds
77% of voters believe that the government is not doing enough, compared to just 17% who think that the government is doing enough.
Nadine Dorries says ‘all hell will break loose’ if Rishi Sunak becomes PM
“He’s got no mandate from the people,” the former Culture Secretary said
Liberal Democrats table motion to block Boris Johnson becoming PM again
“Boris Johnson is Britain’s Berlusconi. Conservative MPs are flocking to support yet another disgraced prime minister.”
Institute of Economic Affairs left ‘distraught’ after Liz Truss abandoned mini-budget
The think tank’s director general, Mark Littlewood, says he has been left distraught by the abandonment of many of the ideas they championed.
Boris Johnson ‘likely to face suspension’ from Commons over partygate lies
Johnson could be forced to face a by-election if he is found to have lied to Parliament and is handed a suspension for 10 or more sitting days by the privileges committee.
Boris Johnson ‘expected to stand in the Tory leadership contest’
Utterly shameless
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after just 6 weeks in office
She’s gone.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters blame Tories for crashing the economy, rather than other factors, poll finds
63% of those surveyed believe the government is either solely to blame or mostly to blame for the current economic turmoil, despite the insistence of both the prime minister and senior Tory ministers that international events beyond their control are to blame