[ Liz Truss is known as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. Her tenure in September 2022, after Boris Johnson was forced to resign, lasted just seven weeks after a disastrous mini budget unleashed economic chaos. The Daily Star newspaper had then bought an iceberg lettuce and set up a live webcam to see who would last … Read more
[ Senior Tories have sought to downplay reports that some Conservative MPs are plotting to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister with Penny Mordaunt before the general election. A source close to House of Commons Leader Ms Mordaunt rejected claims of an organised attempt to elevate her to the Tory leadership as “nonsense”. Conservative former … Read more
[ WASHINGTON: Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk’s politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the … Read more
[ Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that he will leave Parliament at the next election. Mr Kwarteng, who represents Spelthorne, in Surrey, said he had told his constituency association on Monday that he would not fight the election. He tweeted: “It has been an honour to serve the residents of Spelthorne since 2010, and … Read more
