Liz Truss

Wilko chairman Lisa Wilkinson was accused by the Business and Trade Select Committee in the House of Commons of 'burgling a failing business' by MP Liam Byrne

Wilko collapse: Lisa Wilkinson accused by MP of 'burgling a failing business'

Former Wilko chair Lisa Wilkinson appearing before the Business and Trade Select Committee in the House of Commons, London answering questions on the subject of the collapse of Wilko. Picture date: Tuesday November 28, 2023.

Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she has 'let down' staff and shoppers

Steve Barclay leaves 10 Downing Street, London. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Why Defra needs someone with farming experience as Minister - Sarah Todd

New Conservative Chairman, Richard Holden with the party's candidate for Mayor of North Yorkshire, Keane Duncan

Tories need to 'rebuild trust' with voters, new Tory chairman says

'The Bank of England has just told us that this situation isn’t going away any time soon and we must expect the misery to continue well into next year.' PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Relentless cost increases are hitting people now - Andy Brown

Rishi Sunak arrives to take part in the final Conservative Party Hustings event at Wembley Arena, in London, on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Susannah Ireland / AFP) (Photo by SUSANNAH IRELAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis: Rishi Sunak's second year as PM cannot be a repeat of the first

Ben Riley-Smith. Photo: Andrew Crowley

Book lifts the lid on 13 years of British politics from the heart of Westminster

Should Sir Keir Starmer's Labour shy away from social care crisis, it will be guilty of a calamitous own goal in its challenge to win confidence

Who cares enough to stop the suffering? - The YP Says

'I am in alignment with Liz Truss' determination to take Rishi Sunak to task over his proposed total ban on smoking'. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

How a complete ban on smoking could open up a whole can of worms - Jayne Dowle

Former prime minister Liz Truss leaves the Great British Growth Rally, a fringe event where she spoke alongside Dame Priti Patel, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Ranil Jayawardena during the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Under my watch Labour will never spend what we cannot afford - Rachel Reeves

Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement is scheduled to take place in late November, with many on the Conservative benches pushing for tax cuts.

Scrapping inheritance tax would lead to 'unacceptable trade-offs' Hunt warned

Liz Truss arriving at Downing Street, when she was Prime Minister last year. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Liz Truss’ House of Lords nominations should be blocked - Yorkshire Post Letters

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures during a visit to Writtle University College near Chelmsford, Essex.

Sunak says UK can still hit climate goals, despite "wishful thinking" accusation

Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends her record as prime minister in think tank speech

Liz Truss makes a statement prior to her formal resignation outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022.

Liz Truss to call for retirement age to be raised

Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, last year. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

We shouldn’t write people off because of their age - Daxa Patel

Overall profits for MJ Gleeson fell from £55.5 million in 2022 to £31.5 million for the year ended 30th June, a drop of just over 43 per cent. Picture: MJ Gleeson

Sheffield housebuilder MJ Gleeson cites ‘disastrous’ mini-budget as profits fall

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's Mini Budget was not the cause of interest rates hikes, it has been claimed. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

'Don't blame Liz Truss's Mini Budget for interest rate hikes', economist says

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, with Angela Rayner (left) and Rachel Reeves, arriving with his shadow cabinet in central London for a meeting. PIC: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Labour needs to outline how it will deliver a better tomorrow - David Blunkett

Prime Minister Liz Truss reads a statement outside 10 Downing Street. PIC: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

The Government spends more time putting out fires of its own making - YP Letters

The impact of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's Mini Budget has been blamed for job cuts at housebuilder Barratt

Builder Barratt reduced workforce by hundreds after Liz Truss’s premiership
Barratt Developments cut the size of its workforce by hundreds of people in the wake of Liz Truss’s premiership, the business has revealed.

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire

Investment Zone is a down payment on our vision - Oliver Coppard

Conservative MPs including former prime minister Liz Truss are set to launch another attempt to overturn the de facto ban on onshore wind farms after the summer recess.

Liz Truss joins Tory rebels aiming to overturn onshore wind ban

Boris Johnson earns over £21k an hour for his roles outside of politics

Boris Johnson rakes in over £21k as second job earnings revealed

Water samples being collected from a river. PIC: James Hardisty

Dumping of sewage in rivers shames regulators and the Government - The YP says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appearing before the Liaison Committee at the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Tuesday July 4, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Liaison. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must be admired for sticking to his plan - a plan to ...

'Families coming off two-year fixed rate mortgages this summer have absolutely no chance of matching the 2 per cent deals they managed to get in 2021.' PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Mortgage market could mean economic ruin for many families - Bill Carmichael

The PM pledged to halve inflation, grow the economy, cut NHS waiting lists, reduce the national debt and stop small boat crossings at the start of the year. PIC: Jacob King/PA Wire

The Prime Minister is shown wanting on his own pledges - The Yorkshire Post says

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, delivering his Easter Sermon at Canterbury Cathedral in 2022. PIC: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Justin Welby is out of touch with intervention on immigration - David Behrens

Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on May 10. PIC: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire

Local Elections should be a wake-up call for both major parties - The YP says

Penny Mordaunt addresses the media and supporters during a press conference to launch her bid to become the next Prime Minister. (Pic credit: Leon Neal / Getty Images)

Who is Penny Mordaunt, what is her current role and political history?

Liz Truss had a short-lived tenure as Prime Minister. PIC: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Liz Truss shows why voters have lost faith in the Tories - YP Letters
From: Dave Ellis, Magdalen Lane, Hedon.

The Health and Social Care Levy, which looked to raise funding through National Insurance, was one of the few compassionate policy proposals from Boris Johnson’s Government that looked to start tackling the social care crisis head on. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images

The Government needs a bold approach to social care - The YP says

Then Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (second right) meeting with the three Baltic Foreign Ministers Edgars Rinkvis (left), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and Eva-Maria Liimets (right), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia at Chevening House in Kent two years ago.

Liz Truss contests £12,000 bill over use of Chevening country retreat

Andrew Lowson of York BID has his say on the plans

Regeneration scheme is York's answer to Levelling Up snub: Andrew Lowson

Tory party chairman Greg Hands appearing on the BBC 1 current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg. Picture date: Sunday April 16, 2023.

Prediction of 1,000 Tory losses in local elections rings true: The YP says

Gary Neville mocks former PM Liz Truss on Twitter

Liz Truss to blame ‘woke culture’ for high taxes in fierce comeback speech

Liz Truss turns her attention to ‘woke culture’ in comeback speech

Daniel Smith and Ian Ruthven are managing directors of the East and West regions in Yorkshire.

Yorkshire house sales 'bouncing back' for Barratt after Mini-Budget turmoil

Late Night Lycett: How to watch Joe Lycett’s new Channel 4 show - and he’s invited Liz Truss to be a guest

Late Night Lycett: How to watch Joe Lycett’s new Channel 4 show

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering his Budget at the Houses of Parliament. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Jeremy Hunt’s budget continued calming efforts on the markets - Justine Greening

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering his Budget at the Houses of Parliament. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Use levelling up as a vehicle to deliver economic growth - The YP says

A gas stove. (Pic credit: Damien Meyer / AFP via Getty Images)

What does the Energy Price Guarantee mean and what are the Yorkshire rates?

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint news conference as part of the Franco-British Summit held at Elysee Palace in Paris, on March 10, 2023. (Photo by GONZALO FUENTES / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GONZALO FUENTES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak faces test of economic credibility on growth in next week's budget

The Ward Hadaway Yorkshire Fastest 50 shines a light on the region's rising stars

Why the Government should study the Yorkshire Fastest 50 - Greg Wright

Substance of policy key as Tories languish in poll - The Yorkshire Post says

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech during the Scottish Labour Party Conference on February 19, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ms Sturgeon's resignation leaves to the Labour Party a chance to comeback in Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Half of school dinners to be local and sustainable, Labour to pledge

Use our interactive tool to see if house prices are rising or falling in your area of Yorkshire

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TOPSHOT - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts during a visit with Microsoft founder Bill Gates at Imperial College University, in central London, on February 15, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak criticised for not attending farming conference

File photo dated 17/11/22 of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The Chancellor said the "best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation" as he outlined how he plans to use Brexit and investment outside of London to drive UK economic growth. Cutting inflation by half is one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's top five priorities in the run-up to the next general election. Issue date: Friday January 27, 2023.

Inflation drops despite warnings over household bills and council funding

Surging energy prices have hit business owners hard

Ministers taking 'big gamble' over Rough gas facility, government advisor warns

A smart meter next to an energy bill. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Why the energy price guarantee is flawed - Andy Brown

Liz Truss speaks in Downing Street as she resigns as Prime Minister. PIC: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The Tories are in a crisis of their own making - The YP says

Sir Andrew Cook has hit out at the Tory party. Picture: Scott Merrylees

Tory donor Sir Andrew Cook 'washes his hands' of party and hits out at Brexit

Liz Truss must take responsibility for her terrible decisions, says deputy business editor Greg Wright

Liz Truss must take blame for her terrible decisions - Greg Wright

he Prime Minister also broke his pledge to appoint a Minister for the North when appointing his cabinet last year and in yesterday’s reshuffle, another of the four policies agreed with the Northern Research Group (NRG) of Tory MPs.

Sunak ditches 'Northern Oxbridge' pledge

Former prime minister Liz Truss was forced to quit after her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's £45bn package of unfunded tax cuts panicked the markets and tanked the pound. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Liz Truss risks further damaging Tory chances at the ballot box - Andrew Vine

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss: former PM says she wasn’t ‘given a realistic chance’

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak poses for the media after taking office outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Inflation, strikes and the NHS: Rishi Sunak's first 100 days as Prime Minister

'Poor Liz Truss was genuinely very well meaning when she tried to spend money she didn’t have on a dash for growth'. PIC: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Tax anomalies? Could happen to anyone with an offshore account - Andy Brown