Archy cartoon3/8/2023 Truss repeats her apology for her handling of the economy and says “I have made mistakes”. ![]() Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA If not, he will use the question he has been granted to the prime minister to raise the matter in parliament. ![]() This will also become important.īefore PMQs Javid talks to cabinet secretaryĪccording to ITV’s Robert Peston, former Chancellor Sajid Javid, reportedly livid over a briefing to the Sunday Times (£) that Truss views him as “shit”, gives cabinet secretary Simon Case an ultimatum: he wants the person behind the briefing suspended and investigated. If they defy the instruction, they will lose the party whip. Shortly before 11am, Sky’s Beth Rigby reports that deputy chief whip Craig Whittaker has informed MPs that “this is a confidence motion in the government” and they must oppose the motion whatever their beliefs – or see the prime minister forced to resign if the government loses. Labour has secured an evening vote which could allow the opposition to seize control of the parliamentary timetable and force a further vote to stop the government lifting a moratorium on fracking. This will become important.ġ0.57am Government makes fracking vote a confidence motion This position lasts until shortly after midday.Īt some point before 4pm, the home secretary forwards a draft statement on immigration to a backbench MP. While she may view this as Kryptonite to the “ Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati” of her florid description on Tuesday, the seeds of her downfall have reportedly already been sown: on Tuesday night, she held a “fiery” 90-minute meeting with Liz Truss and Jeremy Hunt.Ĩ.19am James Cleverly defends the governmentĪsked to explain why the government is refusing to confirm that the triple lock protection of pensions remains in place despite Truss’s previous assurances, the foreign secretary tells the BBC that “when we have a fiscal statement … we don’t speculate as to what might be in it” because doing so “might distort markets”. It’s just another day in Suella Braverman’s serene reign as home secretary, and she begins with the sort of thing she’s normally only dreaming about before the sun comes up: a trip to Oxfordshire with the National Crime Agency to arrest a 31-year-old Albanian woman, believed responsible for bringing migrants across the Channel in small boats. Photograph: Simon Dawson/No10 Downing Street Liz Truss welcomes Grant Shapps to her ‘strong and stable’ government. ![]() In depth: ‘Like a zoo of hungry wild animals’ The group believed to have attacked Bob Chan included a veteran Chinese Communist party official, Zheng Xiyuan. Protest | A pro-democracy protester who appeared to be beaten up by men from China’s consulate in Manchester has condemned the attack as “barbaric” and backed calls for the UK government to expel any Chinese officials involved. Rekabi left the airport in a van heading for an unknown destination. Iran | The competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi has received a hero’s welcome on her return to Tehran after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf as required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic. Soaring prices for food and drink were the biggest driver, with an annual rise of almost 15%. Ukraine | Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in four annexed regions of Ukraine after Russian officials claimed that a Ukrainian counteroffensive on Kherson was imminent.Ĭost of living | For the second time this year, inflation has risen above 10%, according to the ONS. Dr Bill Kirkup, who led the inquiry, said it exposed “embedded, deep-rooted problems” in two East Kent hospitals. ![]() NHS | At least 45 newborn babies died because of repeated failings in maternity care at a major NHS trust, a damning report has found. The live blog is up and running, and will cover transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan’s morning media round today’s newsletter will stick to how yesterday unfolded, blow by excruciating blow. I don’t claim the powers of political analysis required to fully unpack the consequences of a day many wizened observers described as the most chaotic and baffling of their political lives, or how it is that Liz Truss was still theoretically prime minister at the end of it.
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