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Ex-Tory minister willing to get ‘kicked out’ of party by rebelling on benefit cuts

Johnny Mercer vows to defy whip and claims Liz Truss ‘urinating’ on promises

The Independent UK

Rebel Tory calls Liz Truss a liar and vows to vote against her benefit cuts

Ex-commando Johnny Mercer said the Tories were making 'some pretty catastrophic errors' and said he would oppose Liz Truss's budget plans if it means real terms cuts to benefits

Daily Mirror

Truss caves to Mirror’s demands to mark ‘Plutonium Jubilee’ with cash for nuclear test vets

The heroes of Britain’s Cold War radiation experiments and their families welcomed the news, but said it did not go far enough to address the tests’ legacy of cancers, early death and birth defects

Daily Mirror

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MPs warn Liz Truss over 'betraying' heroes of nuclear tests in 1950s and 1960s

Tory and Labour backbenchers say the PM is reneging on promises to veterans of Cold War radiation experiments

Daily Mirror

‘No regrets’: sacked minister’s wife defends calling Liz Truss an ‘imbecile’

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer criticised the cabinet system after Johnny Mercer was replaced as veterans minister

The Guardian - UK

5 Tory meltdowns after MPs forced to leave UK Government

Liz Truss has continued a long Tory tradition of sacking Cabinet members who her team views as potentially disloyal.

Daily Record

Who is Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, the MP’s wife who branded Truss an imbecile?

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer also said the cabinet system “treats people appallingly” after her husband Johnny Mercer was sacked from his role as the veterans affairs minister.

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Liz Truss branded an 'imbecile' and compared to a Muppet by wife of sacked Tory minister

The first blow against the new Prime Minister came from the furious wife of Johnny Mercer who was dismissed as veterans minister.

Daily Record

Johnny Mercer: Wife of sacked minister calls Liz Truss an ‘imbecile’ in brutal Twitter outburst

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer mocked the prime minister with a cartoon photo from Ms Muppets

The Independent UK

Tory minister's wife calls Liz Truss 'an imbecile' after sacking him to appoint a crony

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer, wife of outgoing Minister for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer, has called new Tory PM Liz Truss "an imbecile" in a fiery Twitter rant

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss Cabinet reshuffle in full: Meet the loyalists backed - and Sunak-backers sacked

The new Prime Minister was branded an 'imbecile' by one sacked minister's wife after ditching Sunak-backers Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and Steve Barclay, and appointing allies Kwasi Kwarteng, Suella Braverman and Therese Coffey to top jobs

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss branded ‘an imbecile’ by sacked minister Johnny Mercer’s wife

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer said the Cabinet system ‘stinks’ and ‘treats people appallingly’

Evening Standard

Truss branded ‘an imbecile’ by sacked minister’s wife

Felicity Cornelius-Mercer said the Cabinet system ‘stinks’ and ‘treats people appallingly’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson delivers Plutonium Jubilee for Britain's nuclear test veterans

In his final act in office, the PM said the forgotten heroes of the Cold War kept millions safe for decades, and it was his "firm belief" they also deserved a medal

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Boris Johnson hit by a rash of resignations - but how does his government compare with previous administrations?

PM has seen multiple resignations in the past 24 hours, and while he'd overtaken Thatcher by lunchtime, he's still not had as many as Theresa May

The Independent UK

All the major resignations under Boris Johnson’s rule as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit cabinet

The prime minister is facing the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership

The Independent UK

‘Whitewash’ Troubles legacy legislation clears the House of Commons

MPs voted 282 votes to 217, majority 65, to give the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill a third reading.

The Independent UK

Labour: Change Troubles legislation to stop terrorists profiting from immunity

Peter Kyle warned the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would allow perpetrators to ‘live in freedom’.

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Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Crick turns up the heat on ‘rotten apple’ MPs

In Today’s Diary: scheme to stop ‘bad apple’ MPs / Sienna and Alexa’s Wimbledon doubles / Mick Jagger turns comic at Hyde Park / Griff calls out sexism at festivals / Johnny Mercer on whats wrong with politics

The Guardian - UK

MoD not a ‘professional working environment’, says former veterans minister

Johnny Mercer criticised ministry’s operations as he tried to prevent prosecutions for alleged offences in conflict

The Guardian - UK

Bobbi-Anne McLeod: hundreds line streets of Plymouth for funeral

Service held six months after murder, as city leaders say more must be done to keep women and girls safe

Daily Mirror

MoD meddlers block medals for nuke veterans as emails make false claims over testing

The Mirror can reveal the head of a medal committee agreed to follow 'lines to take' from 'our compensation colleagues' and accepted bogus information about nuclear test veterans

The Independent UK

MP Johnny Mercer ‘determined’ to keep voice of Ukrainians ‘alive and bright’

The Tory MP travelled to the country, with his journey documented in a Channel 4 Dispatches film.

Evening Standard

Russia sanctions should be ‘intensified’ until every one of Putin’s troops leaves Ukraine, says PM

The PM warned that allies in the West must not ‘backslide’ on sanctions imposed on Mr Putin’s regime

Daily Mirror

UK's Homes for Ukraine sponsor scheme should be offered to Afghan refugees, Tory MPs say

Former cabinet ministers including Baroness Nicky Morgan, Damian Green and have pressed Communities Secretary Michael Gove to make faster progress on resettling Afghans refugees

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