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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Who would replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?

The prime minister’s rivals are shoring up support at the Conservative conference in case of polling defeat

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s majority at risk as 60 Tory MPs join Liz Truss group

Former PM told Tory members to ‘unleash their inner conservative’ at packed rally

The Independent UK

In the Tory leadership battle, only the deranged are welcome. Arise, Liz Truss

The quest for Pure Conservatism is afoot, and the former PM is not short of ideas. The problem is that they’re all really terrible

The Guardian - UK

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The Tories are running scared, but we should all fear what they may become

The prospect of defeat has liberated the party to lurch further to the right, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Sunak makes pitch to Tory right as Truss draws conference crowd

The Prime Minister seemed set to scale back HS2 amid announcements on cutting the size of the Civil Service and imposing tougher benefits conditions.

The Independent UK

National Trust defends right to campaign on nature amid ‘pressure’ from lobby group

Restore Trust wants its members elected to the charity’s governing council to rid it of its ‘woke agenda’

The Guardian - UK

Hunt sets out plan to shrink civil service as Tory pressure to cut taxes mounts

Jeremy Hunt said improving public sector productivity could allow him to cut taxes.

The Independent UK

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Jacob Rees-Mogg would be 'deported from Australia', says farmers union president

THE head of the farming union has branded Jacob Rees-Mogg “morally bankrupt” over his call for “hormone-injected beef from Australia” to be…

The National (Scotland)

'Packed house' as Liz Truss fans line up to see 'Great British Growth Rally' speech

FORMER prime minister Liz Truss was met by sweeping queues at the Tory party conference as she called for ministers to “make Britain grow again”…

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss signs autographs as she’s met by sweeping queues at Tory conference

The former prime minister rallied the still supportive Tory membership at the fringes of the party conference in Manchester

Evening Standard

Liz Truss met by sweeping queues at Tory conference as she calls for tax cuts

The former prime minister rallied the still supportive Tory membership at the fringes of the party conference in Manchester.

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Conservative leadership beauty parade makes it to Manchester

Political party conferences mean different things to different people. For leaders, they represent an opportunity to grab the attention of voters. For parties themselves, they are a critical revenue-raising exercise. And for members, they offer the chance to drink warm wine in airless rooms.

Evening Standard

No champagne at Tory conference, but Michael Gove parties on

Rishi Sunak attacked Keir Starmer at a 1922 Committee event to open conference

Evening Standard

Political leaders need a grand narrative – Rishi Sunak's is a story of decline

During a January 2023 speech on “building a better future” the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insisted that “we can change our country’s character. We can reverse the creeping acceptance of a narrative of decline.”

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Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial

From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together at some expense in a season that lasts about three weeks.

Evening Standard

I’ll chart a path to lower taxes – I just can’t say when, Jeremy Hunt tells Tories

The Chancellor has ruled out tax cuts this year but is keeping alive hopes of a pre-election giveaway

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak accused of presiding over ‘chaos’ as Tory conference braces for news of HS2 Manchester leg cancellation – as it happened

Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, says news would be ‘profoundly depressing’

The Independent UK

UK Treasury chief says he'll hike the minimum wage but rules out tax cuts while inflation stays high

Britain’s Treasury chief is announcing a hike in the national minimum wage

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The Independent UK

Hunt rules out big tax cuts despite Tory calls for pre-election giveaway

The Chancellor said cuts this year would ‘compromise’ the battle against inflation.

The Independent UK

Hunt to raise living wage to £11 an hour and crackdown on benefit ‘shirkers’

National living wage to increase to £11 an hour, Hunt to promise at Tory conference

The Independent UK

Hunt to set out tougher welfare rules and boost living wage at Tory conference

Other measures at the Manchester gathering will include a plan to ban mobile phones in England’s schools.

Evening Standard

Chancellor gives ‘pay boost for two million’ as living wage increases to £11 an hour

The Chancellor said the pay-rise would benefit the lowest-paid

The Independent UK

Go further on housebuilding and lift fracking ban to restore Tory values – Truss

The former prime minister is to deliver a speech on the fringes of the Conservative conference in Manchester.

The Guardian - UK

Sunday at Tory conference: highlights of the day

A row over tax cuts, a car crash start for Onward and the home secretary accused of attention-seeking

The Guardian - UK

Little sign of Tory unity as factions jostle on first day of conference

Rishi Sunak’s hopes of united front flounder with MPs and even ministers challenging policy and jockeying for position

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