Liz Truss

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

Suella Braverman's letter showed that at least one key member of the cabinet believed the legislation was a critical part of dealing with the Irish Sea border and should not be jettisoned. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Owen Polley: Braverman was right to want protocol bill but Sunak reneged

Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury says he gets the blame for things which are outside his control in terms of the pollution in Lough Neagh

Sandra Chapman: The important, historic Lough Neagh needs healed

There are reports that the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles could be watered down

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘to weaken net zero pledges’

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

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

Actor and activist Joanna Lumley, 77, chose a vintage-inspired white hat with a navy ribbon.

Coronation: The hats that stole the show

Alliance party leader Naomi Long speaks during the party's local government manifesto 2023 launch at CIYMS, Belfast. Picture date: Thursday May 4, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER Councils. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Alliance manifesto calls on councils to join troubled LGBTQQIA+ diversity scheme

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

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

Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against regulations to implement the Stormont brake section of the Windsor Framework.

Full list of the 29 MPs who voted against the implementation of Stormont Brake

Steve Baker said Boris Johnson 'has a choice: he can be remembered for the great acts of statecraft that he achieved or he can risk looking like a pound shop Nigel Farage'

Steve Baker urges Boris Johnson not to risk becoming ‘a pound shop Nigel Farage’

Boris Johnson confirmed on Wednesday that he will not be backing the deal when MPs vote on the Stormont brake in the Commons later on Wednesday, with Ms Truss set to follow suit

Windsor Framework: Johnson and Truss to vote against Stormont brake

Morning View

Editorial: Helping older workers stay in employment benefits all NI

The view over Belfast. The Windsor Framework offers us the chance for Northern Ireland become the most attractive place in these islands for business. NI will be the only place in the world to have privileged access to UK and EU, two of the three most dynamic markets in the world, while having good cultural, language and trade links with the biggest, the US. That will make our place in the UK sustainable

Ruth Dudley Edwards: NI has lots of talent and the protocol deal could unlock it

Mr Johnson conceded people “want to move on” and sign the deal, adding that “they don’t want any more ructions and I get that, I’ve got to be realistic about it”.

Boris Johnson on NI Protocol: 'It’s all my fault, I fully accept responsibility'
Boris Johnson has criticised Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, arguing it is “not about the UK taking back control” and suggesting he will not vote for the plan.

Rishi Sunak could open the door for the UK’s re-entry to the EU

Talks between Rishi Sunak and Brussels raise Brexiteer suspicions

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and HM Land Registry published the latest official house price data on Wednesday (15 February), known as the UK House Price Index

Are house prices falling in Northern Ireland? Check with our interactive tool

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss

Liz Truss was right to argue for tax cuts, says ex-Tory Party chairman

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’

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

Liz Truss’ Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers over £4,000

Jason Manford and Alesha Dixon

The National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Big Bash (ITV, 8.30pm)

King Charles III “can be a stabilising figure”

Owen Polley: The year everything changed ...but mostly stayed the same

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (photo: Getty Images)

First News: Memorable moments of 2022

The UK's favourite news moments of 2022 – including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee...

Joe shreds Attitude Magazine

Thursday: Joe Lycett v David Beckham: A Got Your Back Special (Channel 4, 9pm)

Rishi Sunak

Sunak under pressure amid campaign to save 'Tory Democracy'
Rishi Sunak is facing fresh pressure from within the Conservative Party, with Brexiteers and former Boris Johnson loyalists planning a campaign to "restore democracy" within the party.

Former minister of State for Northern Ireland Conor Burns pictured at the newsletter offices in Belfast.

Conor Burns blasts 'most useless PM in history' over his sacking

MP Conor Burns who has had the Tory whip restored after being cleared of “serious misconduct” at the party conference in October.

Conor Burns has Tory whip restored after being cleared of misconduct

Alan Dunlop

Former Conservative NI chairman rejoins party after two failed attempts

Morning View

Morning View: Budget u-turn is result of deep Tory divisions

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV

How to watch Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt will reveal the budget around lunchtime.

Autumn statement 2022: Jeremy Hunt set to reveal autumn budget

Sunak aiming for ‘negotiated settlement’ to NI crisis by April, says secretary

Morning View

Morning View: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Budget will be unpopular, but necessary

Kwasi Kwarteng refused to apologise for the impact of the mini-budget on the people.

Kwasi Kwarteng says he warned Liz Truss of her downfall

Morning View

Morning View: Rate rise always likely as age of cheap debt ends

Delay on paying out £400 inexcusable

Energy payment failure ‘inexcusable’

Energy costs have soared since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

£400 energy payment for NI: Grant Shapps told he must provide clarity

US President Joe Biden

Biden and Sunak to meet today amid Protocol deal pressure

House prices in the UK have fallen for the first time in over a year.

UK house prices fall in October for first time in 15 months

Prime minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have said “tough decisions” are needed on upcoming tax rises.

Treasury warns of inevitable tax rises in upcoming financial statement

Home heating oil tank

UK government urged to 'get a grip' of oil price subsidies by DUP MP

Letter to the editor

It is time for Edwin Poots and DUP colleagues to deal with real issues facing NI

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the media as he visits Croydon University hospital on October 28.

PM u-turns on pledge to introduce £10 fine for missed GP appointments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions on October 26, 2022 in London, England. It was Mr Sunak's first Prime Minister's Questions since taking office yesterday, following the resignation of Liz Truss. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak plans to fine people £10 for missing NHS appointments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions

Rishi Sunak's new cabinet: Who got the top jobs in reshuffle

Rishi Sunak will face his first Commons appearance as Prime Minister on Wednesday

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

Chris Heaton-Harris

Chris Heaton-Harris re-appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary

PABest Rishi Sunak after making a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.

Rishi Sunak vows to fix the 'mistakes' of Liz Truss' leadership

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement after taking office outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022 in London, England. Rishi Sunak will take office as the UK's 57th Prime Minister today after he was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday. He was the only candidate to garner 100-plus votes from Conservative MPs in the contest for the top job. He said his aim was to unite his party and the country. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New PM Rishi Sunak makes first speech at 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street in 2020 with a burgundy coloured ring binder.

Rishi Sunak: first PM to ‘change colour of ring binders’

Rishi Sunak is the UK’s new Prime Minister

New PM Rishi Sunak to meet King Charles ahead of Downing Street speech

Rishi Sunak is congratulated as he arrives at Conservative party HQ in Westminster, London, after it was announced he will become the new leader of the Conservative party after rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out.

Who could be in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet - including Penny Mordaunt

Morning View

Morning View: Sunak deserves top job, given his budget warnings