05

Jul

Former UK PM Liz Truss loses her seat at election

Former British prime minister Liz Truss, who became the country's shortest-serving leader ever when she sparked a bond market meltdown and a collapse in sterling, lost her parliamentary seat in…

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16

Apr

Liz Truss endorses Donald Trump to win US presidential election

Liz Truss has endorsed Donald Trump to win this year's US presidential election, saying the "world was safer" when he was in the White House. The UK's shortest-serving prime minster…

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30

Dec

Liz Truss rewards loyalists and Brexiteers in resignation honours list

Liz Truss, the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, awarded some of the nation's highest honours to her political aides and allies during her brief spell in office in 2022…

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18

Sep

Liz Truss defends brief spell as PM a year after Downing Street exit

Former prime minister Liz Truss on Monday delivered a speech at the Institute for Government. Herfirst major speech on the economy since leaving office. It is a year on since…

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17

May

Photo Story: Truss in Taiwan

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a speech, during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, 17 May 2023. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss is visiting Taiwan for five days…

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25

Mar

Liz Truss joins the speaking circuit

Liz Truss, the U.K.’s shortest-serving prime minister, has signed up with a leading speaking agency – and is ready to offer insights on “leadership,” the “economy” and more. Truss, who…

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17

Feb

Former UK PM Truss calls for tougher China policy in first speech since resigning

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Liz Truss will call on Friday for Taiwan to be given more arms and for the Group of Seven nations to…

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05

Feb

Liz Truss says she ‘was not given a realistic chance’

Liz Truss has said she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party. In a 4,000-word essay in the Sunday Telegraph, Ms Truss…

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25

Nov

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in planning rebellion challenge to Rishi Sunak

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have launched a challenge to Rishi Sunak’s authority by joining a Tory rebellion backing wind farms to tackle the energy crisis. In their first major…

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02

Nov

Photo Story: Effigy of former PM Truss to go up in flames on Bonfire Night

An effigy of Britain's former Prime Minister Liz Truss is unveiled in Edenbridge, Britain. The effigy created by the Edenbridge Bonfire Society will be burnt as part of Bonfire Night…

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30

Oct

Truss phone was hacked by suspected Russian agents

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss's personal phone was hacked by suspected agents working for Russian President Vladimir Putin when she was foreign minister, the Daily Mail…

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24

Oct

Truss’s demise ends the revival of Thatcher’s libertarian economics

LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream…

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21

Oct

Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Four senior ministers on Friday threw their weight behind Boris Johnson to return as British prime minister, after Liz Truss's resignation triggered a contest to quickly replace her…

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21

Oct

Liz Truss told to forgo £115,000 ex PM lifetime salary

Sir Keir Starmer has said Liz Truss should not get the £115,000 entitlement payment for being prime minister after leaving office. Those who have serve as PM are entitled to…

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21

Oct

Liz Truss resignation: who were the UK’s shortest serving prime ministers?

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Liz Truss resigned as prime minister on Thursday 44 days after starting the job, making her Britain's shortest-serving premier. Below are the country's other leaders…

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20

Oct

From market chaos to ministerial exits, UK leader Truss’s time in office

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation after only six weeks in the job. Below is a timeline: SEPT. 5 - TRUSS WINS LEADERSHIP…

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20

Oct

UPDATED: Liz Truss announces resignation

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that she will be resigning. After just 44 days in office, Truss will be the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. "I came into…

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20

Oct

Explainer: UK PM Truss: how could she leave and who could replace her

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss is fighting to remain in power after the collapse of her economic programme shattered her authority just over six weeks into the…

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20

Oct

UPDATED: Liz Truss clings to power as chaos in Westminster escalates

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Liz Truss battled to retain her grip on power on Thursday, a day after she lost a second top minister and open arguments and…

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19

Oct

UPDATED: UK PM Truss commits to pension spending policy, no comment on benefits, foreign aid

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss apologised to the House of Commons on Wednesday for reversing large parts of her proposed tax cuts and said it…

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19

Oct

Eight out of 10 Britons disapprove of Liz Truss-led government – poll

LONDON (Reuters) - Eight out of 10 people in Britain now disapprove of the government, a YouGov poll showed, as the country deals with an economic crisis inflamed by new…

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17

Oct

UPDATED: New UK finance minister Hunt reverses tax plan, reins in energy support

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - New British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday reversed nearly all of Prime Minister Liz Truss's mini-budget that had sparked market turmoil, and reined in…

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16

Oct

UK PM Liz Truss’s tumultuous first six weeks in office

LONDON  (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss is fighting for her political survival less than 40 days into her premiership. The following is a timeline of her first six…

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16

Oct

How could British PM Truss be removed, and how would she be replaced?

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is clinging on to her job after a political crisis and market turmoil sparked by her fiscal plans that has seen her fire her finance…

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16

Oct

Senior Tories hold talks to discuss ousting Liz Truss

Senior Conservatives will hold talks on a “rescue mission” that would see the swift removal of Liz Truss as leader, after the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her…

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14

Oct

UPDATED: UK’s Truss fires finance minister Kwarteng, Jeremy Hunt to replace him

LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, shortly before she is expected to scrap parts of their economic package…

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13

Oct

UK foreign minister says ousting PM Truss would be ‘disastrously bad idea’

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Changing Britain's leader would be a "disastrously bad idea", foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday as he defended Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic plans…

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12

Oct

UK’s Liz Truss dismisses calls for early election

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Britain does not need an early national election, Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday, dismissing calls from opposition lawmakers for a new vote after…

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09

Oct

UK senior ministers urge Conservatives to unite behind PM Truss

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Senior British ministers on Sunday urged their colleagues to unite behind Prime Minister Liz Truss, warning that infighting would hand power to the opposition Labour…

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08

Oct

UK PM Truss sacks trade minister Burns after allegations of serious misconduct

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday sacked Conor Burns, a minister at the trade department, following allegations of serious misconduct, her office said. "Following a complaint…

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07

Oct

UK’s attendance at Prague summit ‘not about moving closer to Europe’- PM Truss

This is not about moving closer to Europe. This is about working with Europe on issues that we both face. And we both face rising energy costs," Truss said in…

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06

Oct

Truss says to urge unity on energy security, migration at European summit-The Times

Oct 6 (Reuters) - The British government will urge unity over energy security and migration at the first European Political Community (EPC) summit on Thursday, British Prime Minister Liz Truss…

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05

Oct

UPDATED: Trust me: Britain’s Truss appeals for party support on economic plans

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Liz Truss asked her Conservative Party on Wednesday to trust her, pledging to steer Britain through "stormy days" and transform a stagnant…

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02

Oct

UPDATE – UK’s Truss tries to reassure on economic plan as her Conservatives gather

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss tried to reassure her party and the public on Sunday by saying she should have done more to "lay the ground"…

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01

Oct

After high profile sacking, UK civil servants fear for jobs under Truss

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) - "Speaking truth unto power" has long been the motto of Britain's civil service, but now some government workers charged with offering ministers impartial advice whatever their…

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30

Sep

Rebel UK Conservative lawmakers prepare to block scrapping of top income tax rate

LONDON (Reuters) - Rebel British lawmakers from Prime Minister Liz Truss's Conservative Party are preparing to vote down sections of a finance bill to block the abolition of the top…

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30

Sep

British PM Truss to attend European political summit in Prague

LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss will attend the first summit of the European Political Community in the Czech Republic next week, Politico reported. Britain told…

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20

Sep

Britain’s Truss faces whirlwind week as politics resumes after queen funeral

British politics returns to centre stage on Tuesday after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with Prime Minister Liz Truss signalling her priorities by flying to her first major summit and…

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11

Sep

PM Truss to accompany King Charles on tour of Britain to lead mourning

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Liz Truss will accompany King Charles on a tour of Britain's four nations to lead days of national mourning for his mother, Queen Elizabeth, her…

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09

Sep

King Charles tells PM Truss: Queen’s death ‘The moment I’ve been dreading’

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles described the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth as the moment he had "been dreading", in an exchange with Prime Minister Liz Truss on…

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08

Sep

UPDATED: Britain borrows big again to ease energy shock

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Britain's new leader Liz Truss capped soaring consumer power bills for two years on Thursday in a package to limit the economic shock of war…

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07

Sep

New British PM Truss attends her first PMQs, installs allies in key cabinet roles

The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday had her first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session at the House of Commons in London that was characterized by pressure regarding…

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07

Sep

UK PM Truss not expected to trigger Article 16 over N. Ireland Protocol -FT

 (Reuters) - Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to not activate the so-called "Article 16" emergency measures in the Northern Ireland Protocol in the coming weeks, the Financial…

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07

Sep

Biden, Truss commit to stand up against Russia, economic woes, Truss accepts invite to visit Ukraine

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Tuesday to congratulate new British Prime Minister Liz Truss and both leaders promised to strengthen their relationship as they stand…

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05

Sep

What are the major challenges facing Britain’s new prime minister?

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss was elected leader of the governing Conservative Party and the country's new prime minister on Monday. She faces the task…

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05

Sep

FACTBOX-What will Liz Truss do as UK prime minister?

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Liz Truss will become Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday after winning the ruling Conservative Party's leadership contest, replacing the ousted Boris Johnson. Below are…

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05

Sep

Who is Liz Truss

Age: 47 Place of birth: Oxford Home: London and Norfolk Education: Roundhay School in Leeds, Oxford University Family: Married to accountant Hugh O'Leary with two teenage daughters Parliamentary constituency: South…

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05

Sep

UPDATED: Liz Truss named as Britain’s next prime minister

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Liz Truss was named as Britain's next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when the…

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05

Sep

UPDATED: Britain’s Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's next prime minister on Monday, poised to take power at…

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04

Sep

Factbox: How will Britain’s next prime minister be announced?

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will get a new prime minister Monday, with either Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former finance minister Rishi Sunak being announced on Monday as the next…

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04

Sep

Britain’s Truss promises immediate action on energy if appointed PM

LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Sunday she would set out immediate action to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if she…

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03

Sep

‘No time to waste on Brexit’: EU uneasy about Truss as UK leader

PARIS/LONDON/BERLIN, (Reuters) - Europe is anticipating the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain's next prime minister with a mixture of irritation and unease: diplomats say that with the war in…

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02

Sep

Voting closes for Tory leadership contest

The ballot for the Tory leadership contest will close on Friday. The eight-week contest has seen a total of 12 official hustings events, with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss touring…

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28

Aug

UK’s Liz Truss considers 5% cut in VAT if she becomes PM -Telegraph

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - British leadership frontrunner Liz Truss is considering cutting value-added tax (VAT) by 5% across the board to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis if she succeeds Boris Johnson…

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26

Aug

UPDATED: Frontrunner to become British PM says she will judge the French president by ‘deeds not words.’

UK-France relations are heading for "serious problems" if the nations cannot say whether they are friends or enemies, the French president has said. Emmanuel Macron reacted to remarks made by…

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19

Aug

UK’s Liz Truss maintains big lead in leadership contest

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remains far ahead of leadership rival Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for Sky News showed. The governing…

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17

Aug

British leadership candidates against new Scottish independence push

LONDON, (Reuters) - The two candidates battling to be Britain's next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland's place in the United Kingdom, promising more scrutiny of…

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