Liz Truss blames left-wing establishment in first intervention since she was dumped as PM

Liz Truss blames left-wing establishment in first intervention since she was dumped as PM

The former prime minister has also implicitly rebuked her Conservative Party successor Rishi Sunak.

  • byCamilla Turner

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Britain urgently needs fresh,competent leadership

Britain urgently needs fresh,competent leadership

Liz Truss was right to quit her job as British prime minister rather than subject the nation to further political flux.

  • byThe Herald's View
Joe Biden takes swipe at Truss policy as Bank of England warns of rate rises

Joe Biden takes swipe at Truss policy as Bank of England warns of rate rises

Prime Minister Liz Truss is battling to keep her job after shredding her economic growth plan.

  • byRob Harris
‘This is difficult’:British PM Liz Truss fighting for career after sacking her chancellor

‘This is difficult’:British PM Liz Truss fighting for career after sacking her chancellor

British Prime Minister Liz Truss faces the threat of being thrown out of office by her colleagues less than six weeks after becoming Conservative Party leader.

  • byRob Harris
British PM forced into U-turn on tax cut for the rich

British PM forced into U-turn on tax cut for the rich

Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng announces reversal amid financial turmoil and threat of party revolt.

  • byKate Holton andKylie MacLellan
Think things are bad for Truss now? They may well get worse
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Think things are bad for Truss now? They may well get worse

The new British prime minister was supposed to be enjoying a honeymoon period,but the Tories are already in meltdown.

  • byRob Harris
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MPs warned against tax cut rebellion as Truss concedes ‘communication mistakes’

MPs warned against tax cut rebellion as Truss concedes ‘communication mistakes’

The new prime minister distanced herself from her government’s controversial tax policy,describing it as a decision made by the chancellor.

  • byLatika Bourke
Global turmoil to test both Reserve Bank and Albanese government

Global turmoil to test both Reserve Bank and Albanese government

From claims of “moronic” policy in Britain to soaring borrowing costs at home,the RBA and the Albanese government face a testing few weeks.

  • byShane Wright
Liz Truss’ tax-cut ideology strikes hammer blow to British savings and retirement

Liz Truss’ tax-cut ideology strikes hammer blow to British savings and retirement

The new PM’s determination to place ideology over economics in a desperate pursuit of unorthodox growth strategies comes with great risks.

  • byRob Harris
Bank of England warns it will lift rates if pound’s fall continues after Truss’ tax cut gamble

Bank of England warns it will lift rates if pound’s fall continues after Truss’ tax cut gamble

Retired international footballer Gary Neville joked that Liz Truss’ interventions had tanked the pound lower than his reputation in the city of Liverpool.

  • byLatika Bourke