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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 22 October 2022

Well, that was quick. This week Liz Truss resigned. She's left her party, and country, in a shambolic state.

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Naga Munchetty left red-faced as Larry the Cat snubs her at Downing Street

The 15-year-old Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office has been the only consistent figure on Downing Street in recent years, having seen a whopping four Prime Ministers come and go during his years at the famous address

Daily Mirror

Larry the Cat outlasts fourth U.K. prime minister

The 15-year-old tabby is the Chief Mouser of No. 10 Downing Street, where Britain's prime ministers both work and reside. Larry has been in the post since David Cameron ran the government.

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Starmer joins calls for Truss to decline ex-PMs’ £115,000 annual grant

Outgoing PM urged to forgo allowance amid cost of living crisis and cuts to public services

The Guardian - UK

U.K. prime ministers have been falling fast since Brexit

The referendum split the Conservative Party and led to years of infighting.

Axios

UK crisis: a beginner’s guide to the political turmoil as Liz Truss quits

As country prepares for third PM in eight weeks, here’s how things reached breaking point for Tories

The Guardian - UK

The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

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Liz Truss entitled to £115,000 of taxpayer money each year after just 44 days as PM

Liz Truss will be entitled to claim £115,000 per year from the taxpayer despite becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss can receive £115,000 a year FOR LIFE after she quits as Prime Minister

Even though Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving PM ever, the Downing Street incumbent will still be eligible to claim from a six-figure allowance pot after she exits the famous black door

Daily Mirror

Truss resignation means UK will have seven living ex-PMs for first time

Three of the seven are under the age of 60.

The Independent UK

Five prime ministers in six years - the fastest turnover in almost a century

Liz Truss is the shortest ever serving PM after just 45 days in office

Wales Online

Liz Truss could claim an annual £115,000 from taxpayer after leaving Number 10

Ex-Prime Ministers can claim the Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCA), worth up to £115,000 a year

Wales Online

Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving Prime Minister: How long all the UK's leaders lasted in Number 10

Truss is the only PM in history to have led for less than 100 days, with the longest-serving Prime Minister lasting more than 20 years

Chronicle Live

UK set for fifth prime minister in just over six years

The urnover of prime ministers has sped up in recent decades.

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving UK prime minister in history as she resigns after 45 days

Boris Johnson’s successor dethroned by backbench rebellion caused by disastrous ‘mini-Budget’

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: shortest serving prime ministers in UK history

Boris Johnson’s successor dethroned by backbench rebellion caused by disastrous ‘mini-Budget’

Manchester Evening News

Who is the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss?

Liz Truss managed just 44 days in office before announcing her resignation

Daily Mirror

Do Prime Ministers still get a salary even after they leave office?

Even though Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving PM ever, the Downing Street incumbent will still be eligible to claim from a six-figure allowance pot after she exits the famous black door

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Daily Mirror

Who is Grant Shapps? From 'Star Wars spreadsheet' to fake identity and cancer battle

Former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has become the new Home Secretary following the dramatic resignation of Suella Braverman during a chaotic day for the government

Al Jazeera

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after six weeks in office

Truss, heavily criticised for her economic agenda, to leave Downing Street just weeks after being appointed.

The Independent UK

Graham Brady: Who is chair of influential 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers?

The long-standing representative of Conservative MPs is back in the spotlight and Liz Truss should be worried

The Conversation

There’s something wrong with British politics. It’s called the Conservative Party

The current turmoil in British politics needs to be understood not just as a response to Liz Truss’s short time as prime minister, but as the result of problems within the governing Conservative Party since it came to power in 2010.

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes over at Home Office amid Tory chaos

The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps, spreadsheet schemer, takes Home Office reins

The former transport secretary was a major backer of Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Grant Shapps? Meet the man who has taken over from Suella Braverman

IT’S been widely reported that Grant Shapps is set to replace Suella Braverman as Home Secretary.

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