Residents in Sydney’s west are rattled and a gunman is on the run after a Penrith home was peppered in bullets early this morning. In other news, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for "calm" and "de-escalation" between Israelis and Palestinians, in his first visit to Israel since the re-election of conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It comes as … [Read more...]
Liz Truss ‘absolutely determined’ to see through plans amid calls for her resignation
Liz Truss 'absolutely determined' to see through plans amid calls for her resignation. Asked whether she should resign at a Downing Street press conference, Prime Minister Liz Truss said: 'I am absolutely determined to see through what I have promised'. #liztruss #kwasikwarteng #jeremyhunt #uknews #dailymail Original Article: … [Read more...]
Tory MP publicly denounces Liz Truss: confirms letter of no confidence | William Wragg
Tory MP publicly denounces Liz Truss: confirms letter of no confidence | William Wragg. Wragg told the House of Commons if he voted as he wished he would 'lose the whip'. In front of a gloomy Tory rank-and-file in the Commons, a clearly-rattled Ms Truss had earlier admitted she was 'sorry' and had 'made mistakes'. But despite Keir Starmer joking that she will be 'out by … [Read more...]
Liz Truss hounded by resignation demands at PMQs | openDemocracy
Read more here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/tagged/liz-truss/ Liz Truss’ third PMQs was marred by multiple calls for her resignation. Keir Starmer listed the measures that have already “gone” and asked why the PM was still there. Now there is word that the threshold of letters for a leadership challenge has been reached. So the calls may be coming from both sides of the … [Read more...]
Can Liz Truss survive as PM – expert explains
Liz Truss was always inheriting a difficult job, with a war in Ukraine, a cost of living crisis and a party in need of a fresh start after 12 years in power and the scandals of Boris Johnson. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) She’s certainly made a mark. Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget has been anything but mini, it’s had a huge impact on the markets, mortgages, … [Read more...]
First Tory MP publicly calls for Liz Truss to quit after admitting the ‘game is up’
A senior MP has become the first Tory to publicly call on Liz Truss to resign as Prime Minister following another week of chaos in her government. Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate, said the "game is up" for the Tory party leader after she sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor on Friday after his mini-budget led to turmoil on the financial markets. He told the Channel 4's Andrew … [Read more...]
Liz Truss fights to save premiership after tax U-turn and Chancellor sacking
The Prime Minister faces what could be an uphill task to persuade financial markets, Tory MPs and voters that she has what it takes to succeed, just 38 days since she entered Downing Street. Liz Truss has insisted she will stay on as PM to see through her "mission" to get the economy growing. Keep up with all the latest reaction and analysis in the Sky News Politics Hub: … [Read more...]
Liz Truss confirms tax U-turn and sacks chancellor
Denis Healey in 1976, Norman Lamont in 1992 and Kwasi Kwarteng today - chancellors all forced to reverse course by the markets. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Now with Kwasi Kwarteng sacked and the mini-budget lacerated, can the government survive? ----------------------- Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News Channel 4 News,liz … [Read more...]
Three Tory MPs call on Liz Truss to quit
Former minister Crispin Blunt MP told Sky News it was “blindingly obvious” Prime Minister Liz Truss had to stand down following the disastrous mini-budget He said many of his colleagues felt the same but were not willing to go public yet. Mr Blunt said the public looked at Ms Truss with “a mixture of pity and contempt”. Rishi Sunak was on obvious replacement, he … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Tory Party members want Truss out – and Boris in
A poll of Conservative party members shows 55% want Liz Truss to quit now - and Boris Johnson to replace her. Read the latest from the Sky News politics Hub: https://news.sky.com/story/liz-truss-live-updates-jeremy-hunt-rishi-sunak-politics-12593360 #JeremyHunt #UKpolitics #SkyNews #liztruss #china SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: … [Read more...]