Home Secretary Suella Braverman has, Twitter is reporting resigned. Some sources say she did the honourable thing after “an honest mistake” (an honest Tory would be a nice change of pace) while others are suggesting she was pushed.
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The Tories say they won’t commit to raising pensions with inflation even though they promised to do so
The BBC is reporting that Liz Truss is no longer promising to increase state pensions in line with surging inflation.
Continue readingIn five weeks they’ve set the country back decades
Tory MP Suella Braverman blames Tofu-eating Wokerati for Tory chaos
Tory MP Suella Braverman blamed Tofu-eating Guardian readers and all the other parties for road problems. She was then very swiftly put in her place by being reminded that it was the Tories themselves who were in chaos.
Continue readingTory whips call Labour fracking ban a “confidence motion in the Government”
Tory MPs are told to vote No to the Labour motion to ban fracking or face serious consequences.
Do the Tories now have to bully their own members into doing what the most recent PM wants despite a manifesto pledge to do the exact opposite?
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Labour leader Keir Starmer lists all the mini-budget pledges scrapped by the Tories
MP points out that the Tories favour the energy companies that fund them
Tory MPs mull backing Labour over fracking
Labour will attempt to force a binding vote on fracking on Wednesday, as Tory MPs mull backing a bid which would allow the opposition to put down a bill banning fracking.
Continue readingTory MP asks: What is the point of the Conservative Party?
MP for Gainsborough Sir Edward Leigh has asked the new Chancellor of the Exchequer “what is the point of the Conservative Party?”
This story comes from Lincolnshire Live News.
The majority of Tory party members already want Liz Truss to resign
Tory party members were responsible for voting for Liz Truss over Rishi Sunak this summer but after the economic turmoil that has haunted most of her brief premiership, they are thinking again.
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