Iran agrees to supply missiles as well as drones to Russia Defence secretary Ben Wallace flies to Washington to discuss dangerous new phase in invasion of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss may abandon pension triple lock and says ‘difficult decisions’ ahead Spokesperson says it is ‘right to consider all options’ as PM is pushed to reaffirm defence spending plan The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Who could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister - from Boris Johnson to Rishi Sunak The embattled PM has resigned in a brief 90 second statement outside Number 10 after just 44 days in office - her replacement in Downing Street will be announced in a week's time Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss odds to leave this year cut as pressure grows on PM The future of Ms Truss’s leadership appears precarious - and the bookies agree The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
No 10 backs defence spending pledge after minister threatens to quit if broken James Heappey warned he would resign if Liz Truss breaks her promise, while Defence Secretary Ben Wallace would be expected to follow. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on emergency trip to US amid Ukraine security concerns and nuclear threat The Defence Secretary has made an emergency trip to the US to discuss the security situation in Ukraine, including the threat of a nuclear attack. Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022
Putin’s attacks on civilians ‘desperate acts of man losing war’, says UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly condemned the strikes on civilian areas as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace prepared for talks with the US. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Minister threatens to quit if defence spending commitment is broken New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt would also risk Defence Secretary Ben Wallace quitting if he U-turns on Liz Truss’s spending pledge. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Austerity cuts could be as deep as 2010, experts warn as energy bills set to hit £5,000 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leading push for ‘austerity season two’, says Labour The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Who might replace Liz Truss if she is ousted as PM? - OLD Some MPs hoping PM can be replaced ‘within days’ – as talks on ‘coronation’ replacement continue The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss cannot survive if she keeps making mistakes, admits minister PM cannot afford ‘very many’ errors after mini-Budget, says James Heappey The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Papers urge Tory Party to deal with ‘lame duck’ Liz Truss ‘The great office of Prime Minister was yesterday reduced to an unedifying game of ghost-hunting,’ The Sun writes in an editorial. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Electing a new leader would be risky – but these are desperate times for the Tories Getting rid of Truss may be the only way for Conservative MPs to save their skins, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022
Who might replace Liz Truss if she is ousted as PM? Some MPs hoping PM can be replaced ‘within days’ – as talks on ‘coronation’ replacement continue The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 Monday briefing: What the prime minister can do to save her job In today’s newsletter: With Jeremy Hunt installed in No11 and scrapping large swathes of her economic agenda, we look at whether Liz Truss can reverse her fortunes
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022 Ben Wallace seen as possible contender to replace Truss as Tory leader Defence secretary had ruled himself out as candidate but seemed at party conference to have had change of heart
Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022 Jeremy Hunt won't rule out more U-turns but insists crisis-hit Liz Truss still 'in charge' The new Chancellor insisted Liz Truss was 'in charge' but said he wasn't 'taking anything off the table' when asked if he was about to axe more of her tax-cutting plans
Daily Record · Oct 16, 2022 Tory MPs plot to get rid of Liz Truss and replace her with ex-MSP Ben Wallace The Prime Minister could be ousted within days.
Wales Online · Oct 16, 2022 Jeremy Hunt: Mini-budget went too far, too fast Mr Hunt suggested tax rises could form part of a painful fiscal package designed to restore market confidence in the UK
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022 Liz Truss clinging to power as new Chancellor prepares to shred economic plan Mr Hunt and Ms Truss will meet in her Chequers residence on Sunday as tax rises and spending cuts loom on the horizon.
Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022 Liz Truss's premiership 'hanging by a thread' as Tory MPs plot to get rid of PM On Friday she fired her friend, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, for delivering the mini-budget she ordered and did another U-turn on taxes, but that did not halt economic turmoil
Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022 'British voters should have a chance to pick a new leader - Liz Truss is finished' The political and economic crises facing us should give us the right to determine the future path this country takes. It is not for a small clique of Tories to keep foisting new governments on us
Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022 Tory MPs plotting to get rid of Liz Truss as PM and replace her with Ben Wallace A group of MPs want Ben Wallace as the new PM, with Rishi Sunak back as Chancellor in a bid to calm the financial markets. They hope Liz Truss will step aside to avoid total carnage at the polls
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 If Liz Truss is ousted, who could replace her as prime minister? Five contenders who could succeed Truss as the Conservative party’s fifth leader since the Brexit vote in 2016
Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022 UK scrambles to send hi-tech missile defences to Ukraine as Putin slaughters civilians Some 13 civilians were killed in 'moronic' Russian missile attacks in Ukraine on Wednesday with more than 40 cities targeted in the bloodshed as Ben Wallace says Vladimir Putin's 'indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine warrant further support'