Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said in an interview published Wednesday that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has “no impact” in politics. During a wide-ranging discussion with Politico’s Jonathan Martin, Collins said she does not “fit either” of the two GOP archetypes the reporter raised: those, like Cheney, who stand up to President Trump, and… Source link
Andy Burnham hit back at Kemi Badenoch’s criticism over his delayed appearance in front of fellow MPs with a quick reminder of Liz Truss. The prime minister succeeded Keir Starmer on July 20, just days after Westminster’s scheduled summer recess began. He therefore did not have to answer any direct questions from his opponents in the House of Commons for the first six weeks for his premiership. So the Conservatives’ leader Badenoch used her first opportunity on Tuesday to remind MPs how Burnham enjoyed the summer without much scrutiny. Burnham replied: “The Honorable Lady said the fact that I had been in my position for 43 days. “Can I turn that round and say that means in six days, this government will have outlived the Truss government? And will be here for a lot, lot longer.” Truss was forced out of office in October 2022, after just 49 days in Downing Street. Her own MPs kicked her out following the economic turmoil caused by her disastrous mini-Budget, which contained £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts, …
Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow chancellor praised Liz Truss’s mini-Budget even as it sent the UK economy into a tailspin. Andrew Griffith was one of the architects of the former prime ministers’ disastrous plan for £45 billion-worth of unfunded tax cuts. In the days after the “economic growth plan” was delivered by the then chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in September 2022, interest rates soared, inflation spiked and the value of the pound collapsed. With the money markets in turmoil and Truss’s premiership in crisis, Griffith went out to defend the mini-Budget, insisting it would deliver economic growth and benefit ordinary people. He said: “We think they’re the right plans because those plans make our economy competitive. “What we politicians are responsible for is making the economic decisions that will drive continued growth. “One of the things that’s bedevilled our economy is our inability to reach that top 2.5% rate of growth. It happened before the 2008 financial crisis, we can get back to do so with the programme of supply side reform that was embedded in the …
Des Conway’s disability bus pass was usually renewed every five years. But when he got his last one, he noticed that it would expire less than six months later. “I couldn’t understand why they’d only give it to me for less than a year,” he says. He soon realised that the expiry date listed on the card was his 66th birthday, April 6 – the exact date he’d officially become an old age pensioner – and began to put two and two together. His pass was going to be replaced by a pensioner’s one instead – meaning he’d no longer be eligible to travel for free before 9.30am in the morning on weekdays. “This is discriminatory,” Des wrote in a letter to Nottingham City Council, asking them to reinstate disability passes. But the council said it wasn’t “in the position to make a change” to the policy, which had been in place for 10 years. “This reflects the fact that one of the main objectives of providing the pre-9.30am Mobility Pass Concession is to help …
At 76, she has just launched her own perfume line, Liz Astor Fragrances, inspired by her lifelong love of nature, florals and fragrance. Growing up in Norfolk as the original “toffee heiress” and daughter of the late Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax, whose family ran the confectionery business that created Quality Street chocolates, Liz has lived a fascinating life. © Natalya ChagrinLady Liz Astor has released a line of perfumes at the age of 76 She modelled in her younger years and has travelled extensively, written books and campaigned tirelessly for autism awareness after her youngest daughter, Olivia, was diagnosed with autism, dyspraxia and a learning disability aged four. Liz, who has been married three times, met her third husband, John Astor, through a mutual friend when she was 40. They married in 1990 and bought “this lovely rambling farmhouse about six miles from Hever and did it up together”, Liz tells hello! in this exclusive interview. The couple have two children, Charles, 35, and Olivia, 33. Liz also has a daughter Natalya, 45, from her second …
Grenadian police said Tuesday that their nearly week-old search for a missing North Carolina woman is still active, with hopes of finding the swimmer alive. Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, a 44-year-old Cary resident, was last seen going out for a swim at Grand Anse Beach on Wednesday, the Royal Grenada Police Force said. “At this time, the matter continues, continues to be treated as a missing person investigation,” acting Commissioner of Police Randy Connaught told reporters Tuesday. “I repeat, at this time, the matter continues to be treated as a missing person.” Surveillance cameras captured Waddell walking on a jetty near the water at 11:36 a.m. the morning she went missing, Connaught said. She went into the water at 11:51 a.m. and more footage captured her swimming under the jetty at 12:04 p.m., the police official said. Witnesses have told investigators they later saw Waddell in the open water, police said. Waddell’s traveling partner was captured on surveillance cameras on the beach at 12:46 p.m. and she reported the swimmer missing to police at 5:50 p.m., …
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss speaks during a Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, panel in Dallas, Friday, March 27, 2026. Liz Truss has predicted that Andy Burnham will lead Britain into a “financial crisis” in a moment which feels like pure satire. The former Conservative prime minister famously planned to implement £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts which sent the pound into decline and the markets into turmoil. The Bank of England even had to step in and buy £65 billion worth of government bonds to prevent disaster. The chaos unleashed by her mini-Budget meant Tory MPs quickly pushed Truss out of office after just 49 days – making her the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister in history. However, speaking at CPAC GB – a right-wing conference which is a spin-off of its American counterpart – Truss has predicted that the incoming PM Burnham would send the UK into “financial crisis”. According to the Mirror, she said: “The money’s going to run out. I think the problems with migration are going to get worse and …
Piers Morgan. Picture: Uncensored Piers Morgan‘s media company Uncensored has raised investment of $27m (£20.4m) to fund its ongoing transition from a single Youtube channel to a multi-genre network. The funding is set to enable the launch and scaling of more Uncensored branded audio and video channels alongside live events and subscription products. The capital fundraising round was led by Raine Ventures and Antenna Group, which have together previously invested in media such as the Spanish-language Televisa Univision. A strategic group of investors also took part including Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corp’s Rupert, and British businessmen Simon and David Reuben whose family were second-placed on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026. Murdoch’s investment comes a month after her brother James bought Vox, New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network via his private holding company Lupa Systems. The siblings, and sister Prudence, were reported last year to have received around $1.1bn (£810m) each after a court case relating to the future of News Corp and Fox. Piers Morgan Uncensored began as a nightly …
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Actor Elizabeth Hurley and her partner, American country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, have opened up about their “blissful” life together, revealing a shared love for nature and quiet evenings. The couple, who found love last year, told US magazine People they enjoy watching birds of prey and lighting bonfires. Cyrus, father to pop sensation Miley Cyrus, expressed his contentment, stating he has “finally found this wonderful place where I’m happy”. Hurley herself described their life together simply as “bliss”. She told the magazine: “We split our time between Billy’s farm in Tennessee and my country house in England, with brief forays into Nashville and London. “We both love the countryside, where I’m usually wielding power tools in the garden whilst Billy strums his guitar under a tree. “We obsessively watch birds of prey and light lots of bonfires. It’s bliss.” …
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