VLADIMIR Putin was so close to letting off a nuke in October 2022 that crisis meetings were held over the fallout hitting Britain. Ex-PM Liz Truss spent her final days in office studying weather maps and preparing for UK radiation cases after American spies feared the Kremlin tyrant was hours from pressing the button. 5 … Read more
Badenoch has served in a host of Cabinet roles under previous Tory leaders, and argued during the campaign that the Conservatives needed to rebuild, understand their purpose as a party and rid themselves of incoherency. Politically, Badenoch is on the right and advocates free markets and free speech. She has been unafraid to court controversy … Read more
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey hit back against former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying her downfall was caused by her decisions and those of her team, rather than any “deep state” conspiracy. “I don’t know what she means by that,” Bailey told the Guardian in an interview published on Thursday. “I’ll say this … Read more
One former Tory MP cautioned that even if Labour does badly at the next election, there is no guarantee of voters returning to the Conservatives — especially with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK circling. “Instead what you could see is more votes going to independents and a strengthened Reform Party, and even more splintering and strain … Read more
It marks the latest doubling-down from Truss on her free-market agenda — and comes as the Tory Party she once led tries to shrug off a hefty election defeat under her successor Rishi Sunak and pick a new leader. Truss argued that the mini budget, which offered a host of tax cuts and supply-side reforms … Read more
While the spin doctors put a lot of energy into trying to ensure everything runs without a hitch, all too often circumstance conspires to derail the best-laid plans. The unwritten rule of British politics, that if something can go wrong at conference it usually will, means both euphoric new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his … Read more
Aides apparently said Truss had “lost the plot” as she was “shouting at everyone that ‘We’ve got to find the money,’” according to extracts which first appeared in the Independent. Kwarteng, who stood down at the general election, told the paper: “I wasn’t involved in any conversations about restricting healthcare, but that doesn’t mean the … Read more
The report received input from an employee in Oracle’s health division, and other health tech companies. Health campaigners say the proposals would preference GP “chains” run by private companies. “On substance, Blair wants Labour to close your GP and have you talk to a chatbot instead,” said Sam Smith at Medconfidential, an organization that campaigns … Read more
ITV grilled excited attendees about the day’s racing action, with the station’s roving reporter spotting millionaire Scottish oil exec James Hay accompanied by a beaming woman in white. This is incredible in several ways, not least of which that I don’t think there is another former PM that could go entirely unrecognised through an interview. … Read more
“Today’s cut will be welcome news for millions of homeowners and shows that Labour inherited a stronger economy which was on the right track,” crowed Shadow Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, attacking Reeves for agreeing to new public sector pay rises. “In government, we took difficult decisions that cut inflation from 11.1 per cent to the Bank’s … Read more
