Liz Truss

The Bell, and other green belt sites are saved?

Time for an election: I have had enough of Andy already

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the 'Popular Conservatives' conference on 6 February 2024 in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Liz Truss makes legal threat to the PM - what you need to know

I am obviously a natural pint puller at Wigan Brewhouse.

Tony Porter Ponders: Haigh disappointment, Halloween Budget, party in a brewery

The difference in life expectancy of the least and most deprived male residents in Wigan has grown by 1.5 years, from 9.8 in 2010-12 to 11.3 in 2017-19

Life expectancy between rich and poor is getting wider

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

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue MP: It’s time for a general election

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

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

Nationwide has revealed that UK house prices increased by 0.5% in April

Nationwide: UK house prices rising unexpectedly following months of decline

Luke Marsden

Luke Marsden: Feeling the pinch as mortgage rates rise

Breaking 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

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the median house in Wigan cost £167,000 in the year to September – up from £165,000 in the year to June

Wigan house prices continued to rise last summer

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

Toasting a happier 2023

LUKE MARSDEN: Here's hoping 2023 is better than the year just departing
Spotify informs me the song I played the most this year was The show must go on, by Queen.
Luke Marsden

Bolton West MP Chris Green

Chris Green MP: Hopeful for a period of recovery after tumultuous 2022

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...

The Royal Mail picket line

Wigan Trades Council rallies support as striking workers head to picket lines

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

The mocking plaque

New 'memorial plaque' mocking Liz Truss draws crowds on Wigan borough street

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

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

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy MP: We need a change of Government
Since I last wrote my column two weeks ago, Liz Truss has resigned following the fallout of her disastrous mini budget, becoming the shortest serving Prime Minister in history after just 44 shambolic days in power.
Lisa Nandy

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

Rishi Sunak has reintroduced the moratorium on fracking in England.

Rishi Sunak reintroduces ban on fracking in England

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

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

Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak speech today: What the new Prime Minister had to say

Protestors hit the waxwork of King Charles III

Just Stop Oil protestors throw cake at King Charles III waxwork

Boris Johnson (centre) is plotting an extraordinary comeback as prime minister but faces competition from Penny Mordaunt (left) and Rishi Sunak (right)

Boris Johnson returns to UK as Conservative leadership race hots up

Conservative leadership contest: Can Boris Johnson become Prime Minister and who else is in the running?

Tory leadership contest: How it works & can Boris Johnson be PM again?

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue MP: Damage has already been done by Liz Truss budget

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 annually in funding as an ex-Prime Minister.

Anger mounts at Liz Truss entitled to £115,000 ex-PM funding

NationalWorld is calling for a general election now - here’s how to sign the petition

NationalWorld launches petition calling for immediate general election

ITV’s Robert Peston drops C-bomb when discussing Jeremy Hunt live

Liz Truss announces her resignation

LUKE MARSDEN: Why I no longer trusted Liz Truss

Liz Truss will be able to claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money after resigning as Prime Minister

Liz Truss can claim up to £115,000 per year of taxpayers money

Liz Truss has officially resigned as Prime Minister with Boris Johnson expected to run

Will Boris Johnson be the next Prime Minister?

Who is likely to take over from Liz Truss as prime minister and Conservative Party leader

Who will replace Liz Truss as prime minister?

Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a speech outside of 10 Downing Street in central London on October 20, 2022 to announce her resignation. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after 44 days

Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street 7 July 2022 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Which post Second World War Prime Minister had the shortest tenure?

Could Boris Johnson return as Prime Minister if Liz Truss were to resign?

Can Boris Johnson come back as Prime Minister as Liz Truss resigns?

Suella Braverman has reportedly stepped down as Home Secretary.

Suella Braverman resigns from role as Home Secretary

Liz Truss's popularity has collapsed with her own MPs, Tory members, and the wider public.

How to watch Prime Minister’s Questions live?

Inflation indexes show us how expensive the cost of living is (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Inflation rises to 10.1% following catastrophic mini-budget

The Palace of Westminster has been witness to some huge Government U-turns in recent days

More than 3,000 Wigan residents sign a petition calling for a general election

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