The Business Times
business-time-50
THE BOTTOM LINE

Liz Truss under threat: How UK Tories get rid of their leaders

google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
    • British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain, Oct 14, 2022.
    • British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain, Oct 14, 2022. REUTERS

    Kitty Donaldson

    Published Mon, Oct 17, 2022 · 07:59 PM

    LIZ Truss’s UK premiership hangs in the balance after she was forced to abandon large swathes of her economic agenda and ditch her chancellor following a market rout.

    Amid the fallout, the opposition Labour party has opened up a record lead in opinion polls and Truss herself has posted the worst approval ratings ever for a UK leader.

    Tory MPs are openly moving against the 47-year-old prime minister even though party rules in theory offer her protection from a leadership challenge for a year. What happens next may hinge on how quickly the party can forge a consensus on who should replace her.

    UK politicsUK Conservative PartyLiz TrussThe Bottom Line

    TRENDING NOW

    Eugene Lai (left) says that he was sharing a view with Tan Chian Khong that the board needed a refresh and that it was not an explicit direction to resign.

    CSE Global independent director quits after clashes with chairman Eugene Lai over board refresh

    Some industry watchers wonder if Orchard Road can hold its own next to competing retail destinations, both global and local.

    What’s wrong with Orchard Road? Experts weigh in on the street’s cachet and its future

    Siranudh Scott had caused an internet sensation with a video accusing his brother of allegedly abusing him during his childhood years.

    ‘I felt like dying’: Thai Singha beer scion speaks up after disclosure of alleged sexual abuse

    The exterior (left) and interior (right) views of Waterwall House, featuring glass interfaces, open voids, split levels and raw concrete walls.

    Rare brutalist Singapore house opens to the public before changing hands

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More