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Liz Truss

Joe Lycett has penned a full page advert in a newspaper inviting the former prime minister Liz Truss to appear on his new TV show.

Joe Lycett takes out full page advert inviting Liz Truss on his TV show

Ash Regan, left, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes are standing to be the next SNP leader (Picture: Peter Devlin For Sky News via Getty Images)
Ash Regan, left, Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes are standing to be the next SNP leader (Picture: Peter Devlin For Sky News via Getty Images)

Will SNP pick the new Sturgeon, new Salmond or possibly their version of Truss?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is braced for a possible Tory backbench rebellion as MPs vote on a key plank of his new deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is braced for a possible Tory backbench rebellion as MPs vote on a key plank of his new deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to vote against Sunak’s Brexit deal

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has avoided a recession, but will need the OBR forecasts to be wrong ahead of the next election.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has avoided a recession, but will need the OBR forecasts to be wrong ahead of the next election.

Jeremy Hunt announces reforms but poll boost unlikely

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Budget on Wednesday with a focus on getting people back to work, and cutting inflation.
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Budget on Wednesday with a focus on getting people back to work, and cutting inflation.

Chancellor set to deliver ‘back-to-work’ Budget and promise push for growth

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is being urged to use the Budget to "put money back into people's pockets".
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is being urged to use the Budget to "put money back into people's pockets".

What does the Scottish Government want from the Budget and will it get it?

Stewart Hosie claimed the UK Government managed the economy through ideology, not practicality.
Stewart Hosie claimed the UK Government managed the economy through ideology, not practicality.

SNP chief says Tory approach to economy is more 'ideological than practical'

Boris Johnson is congratulated by his father Stanley Johnson after delivering a Conservative Party conference speech (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Boris Johnson is congratulated by his father Stanley Johnson after delivering a Conservative Party conference speech (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Arise Sir Daddy? Knighthood for Boris Johnson's father is a bit rich

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are under renewed pressure to spend ahead of the Budget. Picture: PA
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are under renewed pressure to spend ahead of the Budget. Picture: PA

Why Brexit pessimism and rash recession forecasts have been wrong

Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf are the frontrunners for the SNP leadership
Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf are the frontrunners for the SNP leadership

Analysis: Speaking to country or party likely to decide SNP leadership contest

FInd out if house prices are falling in your area with our interactive tool.
FInd out if house prices are falling in your area with our interactive tool.

Are house prices falling in your area? Check with our interactive tool

The A9 alternates between dual and single carriageway, which drivers unfamiliar with the road may find confusing (Picture: John Devlin)
The A9 alternates between dual and single carriageway, which drivers unfamiliar with the road may find confusing (Picture: John Devlin)

SNP dithering will see more lives lost on Scotland's killer road – Murdo Fraser

Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire
Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire

Sunak dodges request from SNP's Flynn to apologise for Truss economic damage

Liz Truss holds her first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn/pool/Getty Images)
Liz Truss holds her first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn/pool/Getty Images)

Truss just confirmed how unfit she was to be Prime Minister – Scotsman comment

Prime Minister Liz Truss has insisted she will not return to Downing Street.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has insisted she will not return to Downing Street.

Liz Truss insists she 'doesn't regret' becoming Prime Minister

Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Liz Truss's 4,000-word essay 'a tad attention seeking', says Nicola Sturgeon

Former prime minister Liz Truss. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
Former prime minister Liz Truss. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Analysis: Truss intervention boosts Sunak, but damages Tory party as a whole

Former prime minister Liz Truss. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
Former prime minister Liz Truss. Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Liz Truss claims she was never given 'realistic chance' on tax-cutting agenda

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions
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’

Dickensian levels of inequality are increasingly part of life in modern Britain (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dickensian levels of inequality are increasingly part of life in modern Britain (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Too many politicians in denial about crisis of capitalism – Stewart McDonald

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has endured a difficult start to his premiership.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has endured a difficult start to his premiership.

Analysis: How has Rishi Sunak done in his first 100 days?

The Chancellor said the "best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation".
The Chancellor said the "best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation".

Analysis: Hunt gives speech light on details, but maybe that's a good thing

The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions
The podium was only used by Liz Truss on a handful of occasions

Liz Truss’ Jenga-style podium cost taxpayers over £4,000

The UK Government's decision to scale back the Energy Bill Relief Scheme will be particularly 'catastrophic' for smaller firms (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
The UK Government's decision to scale back the Energy Bill Relief Scheme will be particularly 'catastrophic' for smaller firms (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Tories are abandoning small firms amid energy crisis for ideological reasons

Rishi Sunak and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met in Inverness
Rishi Sunak and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met in Inverness

Sunak says he discussed 'joint challenges' with Sturgeon in Inverness meeting

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with the First Minister on Thursday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with the First Minister on Thursday.

Nicola Sturgeon not expected to raise GRR ahead of meeting with Rishi Sunak

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross pledges to re-earn trust after 'difficult' year for Conservatives

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre). Photo: Getty Images
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre). Photo: Getty Images

Analysis: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have spoken, but what are the key issues?

Expect another year of fireworks from our lively letter writers (Picture: Adobe)
Expect another year of fireworks from our lively letter writers (Picture: Adobe)

Readers Letters: Let’s spend 2023 talking about independence

King Charles III greets members of the public after an official council meeting at the City Chambers in Dunfermline, Fife, to formally mark the conferral of city status on the former town
King Charles III greets members of the public after an official council meeting at the City Chambers in Dunfermline, Fife, to formally mark the conferral of city status on the former town

Scotsman's review of the year part 4: Another new Prime Minister

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry outside Glasgow Sheriff Court during her trial.
Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry outside Glasgow Sheriff Court during her trial.

Review of the year part 3: The Queen’s death and Downing Street revolving door

Former prime minister Theresa May called for the GRR bill to be applied in England.
Former prime minister Theresa May called for the GRR bill to be applied in England.

Analysis: UK Tories far from united in opposition to Gender Bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaving 10 Downing Street, London, to appear for the first time in front of the Commons Liaison Committee of select committee chairs, in the House of Commons.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaving 10 Downing Street, London, to appear for the first time in front of the Commons Liaison Committee of select committee chairs, in the House of Commons.

Rishi Sunak hires friend James Forsyth as key political aide

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (photo: Getty Images)
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...

Liz Truss with Kwasi Kwarteng (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Liz Truss with Kwasi Kwarteng (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Kwasi Kwarteng: Ex-Chancellor says Liz Truss government 'blew it'

WhatsApp may be a convenient means of communication but smartphones can be hacked (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
WhatsApp may be a convenient means of communication but smartphones can be hacked (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Secrecy over ministers' use of WhatsApp raises alarm bells – Scotsman comment

The Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey explained a lot of the mini-budget came as a surprise.
The Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey explained a lot of the mini-budget came as a surprise.

Andrew Bailey claims mini-budget was 'not settled' day before it was announced

A FutureX-led founder visit to global tech group Trustpilot
A FutureX-led founder visit to global tech group Trustpilot

Business: Bottom line must now include people and planet as well as profit

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives a television interview the morning after his autumn statement, outside the BBC studios in central London. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives a television interview the morning after his autumn statement, outside the BBC studios in central London. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Hunt’s higher taxes could be here to stay for ‘several decades’

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Why is Keir Starmer a Sir? How the Labour leader got his knighthood

Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street to present his autumn statement to the House of Commons (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street to present his autumn statement to the House of Commons (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Hunt puts out fires but Brexit is still burning a hole in our economy – Scotsman

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/AFP via Getty Images
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/AFP via Getty Images

Why autumn statement teeters on edge of austerity - John McLaren

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Analysis: Autumn Statement more about blame than financial reality

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Thursday, expected at 1130.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement on Thursday, expected at 1130.

RECAP: Hunt increases windfall tax | Triple lock pension and living wage update

Autumn Statement 2022: What time is Jeremy Hunt’s budget and how to watch it live online and TV
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.
Jeremy Hunt will reveal the budget around lunchtime.

Autumn statement 2022: Jeremy Hunt set to reveal autumn budget

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford called for an expansion of the windfall tax.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford called for an expansion of the windfall tax.

Ian Blackford calls for expansion of windfall tax

Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street ahead of the weekly Prime Ministers Questions
Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street ahead of the weekly Prime Ministers Questions

Sunak has all but destroyed what reputation for decency he had - Euan McColm

Carrie Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Rachel Johnson watch as outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, before leaving for Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II to formally resign as Prime Minister.
Carrie Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Rachel Johnson watch as outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, before leaving for Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II to formally resign as Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson will ‘will be back’ one day claims Nadine Dorries

Kwasi Kwarteng refused to apologise for the impact of the mini-budget on the people.
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

Still friends? Kwasi Kwarteng says he hasn't returned a missed call from Liz Truss from a few days ago.
Still friends? Kwasi Kwarteng says he hasn't returned a missed call from Liz Truss from a few days ago.

Kwasi Kwarteng says he told Liz Truss to slow down on economic changes

(L - R) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (on screen), First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford (on screen), Cabinet minister Michael Gove and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose for a photograph in Blackpool. Picture: Cameron Smith - Pool/Getty Images
(L - R) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (on screen), First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford (on screen), Cabinet minister Michael Gove and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose for a photograph in Blackpool. Picture: Cameron Smith - Pool/Getty Images

Details of meeting between Sturgeon and Sunak revealed

Joining Efta would give the UK access to the single market and enable public services and companies to employ much needed staff from the EU (Picture: Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)
Joining Efta would give the UK access to the single market and enable public services and companies to employ much needed staff from the EU (Picture: Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)

Kenny MacAskill: With economy in serious trouble, UK must join EU single market

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will meet Rishi Sunak
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will meet Rishi Sunak

Nicola Sturgeon to hold first face-to-face talks with Rishi Sunak

Millions of people on low incomes will start to receive payments of £324 into their bank accounts from Tuesday as part of the UK Government's cost-of-living support. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
Millions of people on low incomes will start to receive payments of £324 into their bank accounts from Tuesday as part of the UK Government's cost-of-living support. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Three quarters of Scots fear cost-of-living crisis will get worse – poll

The Scotsman Top Stories

The standards committee has ruled against former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier. Picture: PA
The standards committee has ruled against former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier. Picture: PA

Yousaf backs Scottish by-election to replace MP Margaret Ferrier

Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson
Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh parking charges to soar by 20% under city council decision

The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire
The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

Teaching union' ready to boycott' Scottish assessments