Stop ‘agitating’ for another referendum, Truss tells Sturgeon
Liz Truss has said Nicola Sturgeon should focus on Scotland's domestic issues rather than "agitating" for a second independence referendum.The...
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Liz Truss backed by 11 government whips in latest blow for Rishi Sunak
A total of 11 government whips have announced they are backing Liz Truss's campaign to become the next Conservative leader...
Sunak and Truss promise to increase scrutiny of Scottish govt as they face Tories in Perth
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have both promised to increase scrutiny of the Scottish government if they become the next...
Starmer insists his ‘radical’ energy plan is ‘real answer’ to crisis
Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour's plan to deal with the "national emergency" of spiralling energy costs is "robust" and...
Internet providers urged to offer ‘social tariffs’ to cut bills for lower-income households
Ministers are urging all broadband providers to offer "social tariffs" allowing low-income households to receive discounted mobile and internet deals...
Labour to call for energy price cap freeze amid cost of living crisis
Sir Keir Starmer is tomorrow expected to call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn as households...
Truss: ‘I’ll be your minister for the Union’. Sunak: ‘I’ll make Britain energy secure’
The two prime ministerial hopefuls have each pledged new commitments if elected - with Liz Truss saying she would take...
MP who assaulted his wife should resign, Plaid Cymru leader says
An MP who assaulted his wife should quit and leave Plaid Cymru, the party leader has said. Jonathan Edwards, the...
Sir Robert Buckland becomes first cabinet minister to swap sides in Tory leadership race
Sir Robert Buckland has become the first cabinet minister to swap his support in the Conservative Party leadership race.The secretary...
PM admits cost of living support is not enough – but no new measures announced
Boris Johnson has admitted that the cost of living support the government is providing is not enough - but he...
‘You can’t heat your home with hope’: Sunak unveils plan to slash energy bills for millions
Rishi Sunak has unveiled a plan to slash rising energy bills for up to 16 million vulnerable people which he...
No new measures to help with cost of living after crisis talks between PM and energy bosses
Boris Johnson has doubled down on his insistence that it is for his successor to "make significant fiscal decisions" after...
Nearly 50,000 sign petition backing Gordon Brown’s call for emergency budget to tackle cost of living
Nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition backing former prime minister Gordon Brown's call for an emergency budget to tackle...
Tory MP defects to team Truss as Sunak camp brands her cost of living plan ‘clear as mud’
Allies of Rishi Sunak have played down the defection of a Tory MP to supporting Liz Truss as the two...
Sunak promises ‘hundreds of pounds’ more for each household’s energy bills as Truss refuses to commit to extra support
Rishi Sunak has promised to give "hundreds of pounds" more to people for energy bills while Liz Truss refused to...
Lib Dems call for parliament to be recalled to pass bill scrapping rise in energy price cap
The Liberal Democrats are demanding parliament be recalled from its summer recess to pass a law to scrap impending hikes...
Truss shifts focus to policing as Sunak promises to whittle Whitehall down to fund winter support
Liz Truss has shifted her focus to tackling anti-social behaviour after a bruising weekend over the cost of living crisis...
Boris Johnson will not intervene in cost of living crisis as that is ‘for future prime minister’
Downing Street has rejected calls for Boris Johnson to summon an emergency COBRA meeting to deal with the cost of...
Liz Truss ‘misinterpreted’ over ‘no handouts’ remark, her supporters say
Liz Truss was not ruling out future cost of living support when she said she would reject "handouts", her supporters...
Tory leadership hopefuls clash over cost of living, as Truss insists on tax cuts over ‘handouts’
The Conservative leadership hopefuls have clashed over how best to help households amid the cost of living crisis, with Liz...