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Will Liz Truss’ new cabinet unite the Conservative party?
We spoke to the Observer columnist Sonia Sodha and Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator, about Liz Truss becoming prime minister.


Can Liz Truss keep hold of the southern ‘Blue Wall’ seats?
Liz Truss has just two years before her progress - or lack of it - is judged by the public at a general election.


Wes Streeting: NHS facing ‘worst crisis in history’ after 12 years of ‘Conservative mismanagement’
We spoke to Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary, about the NHS crisis which Liz Truss will look to improve.


NHS crisis: Can Cornwall’s health service be fixed?
In her first speech as PM, Liz Truss declared the NHS to be her third priority - pledging to bring down doctors waiting times, although offering no detail on how she'd go about it.


Tories must now unite under ‘one prime minister, one brand, one party,’ says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Paul Scully about Liz Truss being appointed prime minister.


Scotland to freeze rent and rail fares to combat cost of living crisis
For some businesses, any promise of help from the new prime minister will already come too late.


Liz Truss ‘committed to the Northern Powerhouse’, says former Tory leader
We spoke to the Conservative MP and former party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith.


How will Liz Truss handle spiralling energy bills?
Liz Truss has named growing the economy as her first priority, but to do that she'll need to get to grips with priority number two: getting a handle on spiralling energy bills.


Liz Truss delivers first speech as PM
Addressing the nation for the first time as prime minister, Liz Truss insisted that the country could "ride out the storm" caused by the energy crisis.  


UK’s new PM: Johnson tells country to support Liz Truss
Boris Johnson left Downing Street a few hours ago: his parting shot a freewheeling defence of his record in office, a complaint that the rules of the race had changed halfway through and a classical allusion hinting at a potential comeback.


Liz Truss needs a clear edge – she can’t only do it from the centre, says The Economist executive editor
We were joined by Times columnist Iain Martin and executive editor of The Economist Anne McElvoy.


Liz Truss should listen to Labour on dealing with energy crisis, says Welsh First Minister
During the campaign Liz Truss described the Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford as a "low energy Jeremy Corbyn" - though he did tweet his congratulations earlier today - along with an appeal for urgent action on the cost of living crisis.


Liz Truss plans to axe green levy but keep Net Zero pledge
Liz Truss will be heading to Scotland first thing tomorrow, where she will be sworn in by the Queen at Balmoral.


Conservative party lack ‘ambition’ with efforts to tackle crisis, says Labour’s Dodds
We were joined by the Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds.


How can Liz Truss unite the Conservative Party?
Liz Truss's margin of victory was much narrower than most had expected. And she wasn't the first choice of leader for most Conservative MPs either. So does that mean she's now leading a divided party?



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