Liz Truss is considering cutting Britain’s VAT sales tax by up to 5 percentage points across the board, the Telegraph has reported, a move that may fend off criticism that she has no plan to tackle the country’s cost-of-living crisis . The potential drop to 15%, flagged in a newspaper that has strongly backed its […]
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Liz Truss: Citizens will have the support they need to get through difficult times
British Prime Minister candidate Liz Truss will make sure people get the support they need to get through tough times, a spokesman for her campaign staff said today, following the announcement by UK regulator Ofgem. for an 80% increase in the ceiling on energy prices in the country from October. “Today’s announcement will cause serious […]
Tras is wary of Macron: ‘Is he your friend or your enemy?’
Is Emmanuel Macron “friend or foe”? The big favorite to succeed Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister, Liz Truss, avoided giving a clear answer, saying she would judge the French president “by his actions”. Truss, who spoke on Thursday night at a Conservative Party event in Norwich, England, however made it clear that she preferred […]
Liz Truss: Recession ‘not inevitable’
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss argues, in an interview she gave to The Sun newspaper and published today, that the recession is “not inevitable” and that it is possible to “seize opportunities”. “We hear very often that there will be a recession,” Trass says, adding, “I don’t think it’s inevitable.” “We can take opportunities here […]
Liz Truss maintains a wide lead in the race for prime minister
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remains well ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the race for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the British Prime Minister, a YouGov poll for Sky News showed today. The ruling Conservative Party is voting by mail to choose its new leader after Boris Johnson said he would resign […]
Britain: In the final straight the battle for the leadership of the Tories
In Britain, as the days go by, the battle for the leadership of the Conservatives is intensifying. In the heat of the moment, the two gladiators — former Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State Liz Truss — are continuing their election campaign at a feverish pace. For about two weeks now, they have […]
Bloomberg: Johnson succession endangers ‘golden era’ of Sino-British relations
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, rivals to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Britain, have become embroiled in a battle over who will take the toughest line on China, putting a definitive end to the famous golden age of Sino-British relations, Bloomberg reports. . Liz Truss, the front-runner in the Conservative leadership race, has branded […]
Britain: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak cross swords on inflation and potential recession
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss clashed on Thursday over the future of the economy with former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, both vying for the prime ministership, in a televised debate over the Bank of England’s warnings of a prolonged economic downturn. recession. Truss is a challenger to Sunak in the race for the […]
Liz Truss: The world will be safer after the death of the leader of al-Qaeda
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said today that the world will be safer after the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in a US airstrike in Afghanistan. “The world will be safer after the successful US operation against Ayman al-Zawahri,” the foreign secretary and candidate for British prime minister said in a post on Twitter. […]
Britain: The gap between Tras and Sunak is narrowing ahead of the election of a new leader of the Conservatives
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the favorite to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has a narrower lead over rival Rishi Sunak than previously estimated, according to a poll of party members. Tras has the support of 48% of Conservative Unionist Party members compared to 43% who support former finance minister Sunak, according to a poll of […]