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Liz Truss says lettuce joke was ‘puerile’ and media did not understand her ideas

Former PM criticises Daily Star stunt at Dublin conference but says UK media’s irreverence is a good thing overall

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss breaks silence on being compared to a lettuce

Former prime minister Liz Truss has said that an experiment to discover if a lettuce could last longer than her time in office was “puerile”.

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss says livestream of lettuce that lasted longer than her No10 time ‘puerile’

The former prime minister also described the Daily Star’s livestream of a lettuce while she was in No 10 as ‘puerile’

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Truss brands claims she dresses like Thatcher ‘lazy thinking’

The former prime minister also described the Daily Star’s livestream of a lettuce while she was in No 10 as ‘puerile’.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss moans viral lettuce that lasted longer than her No10 stint was 'puerile'

A blonde-wigged iceberg lettuce outlasted Liz Truss's 49-day premiership - the shortest in history - but the ex-Prime Minister was scathing in her assessment of the stunt

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss says cross-party report on Boris Johnson ‘overly harsh’

The former prime minister said she was not questioning the integrity of the committee who authored the report.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss says tabloid ‘wet lettuce’ gag was not funny

Former PM brands prophetic stunt ‘puerile’

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Who is Charlotte Owen and why is she getting a peerage?

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Independent UK

'Everywhere we look, there are good reasons to give Rishi Sunak and Tories the boot'

Kevin Maguire says record waiting lists in the NHS, sclerotic economic growth, stubbornly high inflation, crippled public services and a bad Brexit are just some of the reasons to give Tories the boot

Daily Mirror

Home Office diversity training on rise despite Braverman scepticism

Exclusive: Numbers taking courses have risen under Suella Braverman, who previously said they were a waste

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove says cash to help families pay mortgages can't be 'magicked out of thin air'

Cabinet minister Michael Gove said Tories have 'exacerbated' the issue of soaring borrowing rates with Liz Truss's mini-Budget - and the squeeze on mortgage holders is set to tighten

Daily Mirror

As mortgage rates surge, the Tories are losing their reputation for economic competence

The party is tearing itself to pieces as terrified borrowers face a new age of insecurity

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng pockets £27,000 for 30-minute speech to Swiss bankers

Just months after he and Liz Truss tanked the UK economy with their kamikaze mini-budget, Mr Kwarteng has started raking in cash from public speaking

Daily Mirror

Yes, pension funds are rich, but they won’t bail out Britain

Jeremy Hunt’s fascination with the investment potential of retirement savings is understandable. But the obstacles are prohibitive

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘considering running for London mayor’

Former aide Guto Harri says bid to oust Sadiq Khan would be ‘great idea’

Bangkok Post

UK's Truss admits to 'mistakes' -- but blames enemies

LONDON - British former prime minister Liz Truss on Thursday conceded to "mistakes" over her disastrous short-lived tenure last year -- but blamed the economic "establishment" for torpedoing her policies.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s economics: recession is an acceptable price to pay

Editorial: Growing the economy by shrinking it first is a high-risk political strategy

The Guardian - UK

Labour must counter the Tory bonanza of uncosted policies. But not at the expense of childcare

By rowing back on commitments to free provision for children and the green new deal, the party is losing at the Tories’ toxic game, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The Independent UK

Starmer claims Sunak ‘weak’ for failing to block Boris Johnson’s honours list

The pair clashed at PMQs after several days of Tory infighting.

The Week

Who will get the blame for UK mortgage misery?

The government has ordered banks to protect people struggling to pay their mortgages as interest rates were predicted to rise as high as 6% by the end of the year.

The Guardian - UK

UK has no choice but to raise interest rates to curb inflation, says Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor gives unstinting support to Bank of England as households brace for borrowing costs to rise again

The Conversation

A brief history of camp: from minority sensibility to political protest

Early in the first episode of the BBC reality dating show I Kissed A Boy, glamorous pop star Danni Minogue descends a staircase to greet the all-male line-up of contestants. “Probably not the right heels for this,” she admits.

The Guardian - UK

Bust Woking council to cut ties with firm behind debt-ridden skyscraper

Northern Irish developer Moyallen owns 52% of Victoria Square development at centre of local authority’s financial meltdown

The National (Scotland)

'Economic incompetence': UK Government borrowing costs reach 15-year high

THE SNP have accused Rishi Sunak of being like “Liz Truss in slow motion” after it was revealed that UK Government borrowing costs have…

The Independent UK

Banks should increase returns on savings amid interest rate rises, says top Tory

Harriett Baldwin, chairwoman of the Treasury Select Committee, suggested banks should take the step if they are also raising mortgage rates.

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