Sunak vows to fix Truss’s mistakes in first speech as PM
In his first address to the nation since replacing Liz Truss, Number 10’s new incumbent also pledged to put the needs of the country above politics.
In his first address to the nation since replacing Liz Truss, Number 10’s new incumbent also pledged to put the needs of the country above politics.
it looks as though Johnson really is running for the Tory leadership in the wake of the resignation of Liz Truss.
The main calculation seems to be whether keeping a leader in place is good or bad for each individual’s immediate prospects, never mind the national interest
This weekend will be one of the most frantic and intense in recent British political history as 357 Tory MPs plot and scheme to decide on which of the three candidates they will back in Monday’s leadership contest.
The farcical events of recent weeks have embarrassed the nation and shame the Tory party. They need to provide a credible Prime Minister, fast.
The race to become Britain’s third Prime Minister in 2022 and the fifth since the Tories came to power a decade ago is now officially open – and the field has been narrowed down.
Truss announced her resignation today, cementing herself in the annals of history as the briefest serving prime minister in Britain’s history.
Last night’s fracking vote saw 32 Tory MPs defy a three-line whip, but before they even got that far, there were arguments, tears and accusations of the manhandling and bullying of MPs into voting.
The PM also insisted she is “completely committed” to maintaining the triple lock. But can pensioners really feel reassured by a Truss commitment at this point?
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