Liz Truss

It seems impossible for a Tory or Labour politician to admit the obvious: Brexit has been a disaster

The British experience is a reminder that high-debt countries walk a tightrope, particularly with interest rates again on the rise.

Martin Wolf: Conservatives have been in power since May 2010 in the UK and their record is dreadful

A friend was so alarmed by our windowless basement that he threatened to alert the authorities. Now all of Britain seems to be living in a pit of despair

Former chancellor criticises ex-PM’s ‘mad’ decision to sack him

New noun sums up the ongoing political and economic debacles in Britain

Cursing may cause offence, but we would be a lot worse off without it

The phone was hacked by foreign agents suspected of working for Russia, according to reports

The Tory libertarian right has been destroyed by the failures of Johnson and Truss, while Donald Trump’s return looks less certain by the day

If you insist on treating politics as entertainment, you are liable to get what you asked for

British politicians still dare not acknowledge the terrible damage Brexit has done, so the new PM faces the same dilemmas as Theresa May did

The Tory class prefect has just replaced the class clowns in the top job; he must not allow nostalgia or ‘the fear of failing’ to cloud his judgment

Suella Braverman’s appointment as UK home secretary suggests issue of immigration will remain a divisive issue for Tory party

Labour claims reinstatement of Suella Braverman as home secretary ‘grubby’ and undermining of Sunak’s promise of integrity

Third prime minister in the space of two months assembles unity cabinet as 10 members quit or are fired

New British prime minister opts for continuity and experience in his secretary appointments

Sunak warns of hard times ahead as he grapples with Truss ‘mistakes’ in first speech as British PM

New UK premier takes office with grim warnings from insiders and business figures about state of the economy

Government sources hopeful new Conservative leader will seek to make a deal with EU to avoid trade war

Bloc still hopes to have country as an ally when facing challenges such as geopolitics and climate change

Sunak faces challenge to balance rewarding loyalists who backed his two leadership campaigns while ensuring party unity by including figures from across warring Tory factions

Gilts post historic gains amid hopes for fiscal caution under former chancellor with more taxes looming

New Tory leader promises to lead with ‘integrity and humility’ amid ‘profound economic challenges’

Micheál Martin said he looked forward to working with him on ‘important issues’

Rishi Sunak will be youngest British prime minister in more than 200 years after a runaway leadership contest

After the chaos of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, Sunak’s appeal is that he projects competence

Irish political parties should reflect on how empowering their members can have an anti-democratic effect and make governing difficult if not impossible

Former home secretary Braverman backs Sunak, with Johnson yet to officially enter race

‘If Boris Johnson has 100 in the bag why is his campaign putting out pictures of him begging for votes?’

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt is only candidate who has officially declared to run

Response in Dublin can best be described as concern about economic and political spillover to here

Roots of crisis can be traced back to Thatcher experiment, which was a heist by one class and one region over the rest

Boris Johnson gathers strong support as Penny Mordaunt becomes first to declare her candidacy

Labour leader Keir Starmer says turning down allowance after just 44 days in office is ‘right thing to do’

Contenders to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister race to secure required support of 100 Conservative MPs

Fianna Fáil had little choice but to call an election in which the coalition parties were routed. The Tories could meet same fate

Four senior Conservatives are considering bids to become the party’s fifth leader in six years

Boris Johnson turned British politics into a form of entertainment. Truss was a worthy successor in making quite a show of herself and her country

Cabinet members Ben Wallace and Jacob Rees-Mogg back former PM Boris Johnson

Britain is fortunate that Truss’s reckless growth experiment lasted only days; now the focus needs to turn to more orthodox approaches