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Liz Truss attempted to justify sacking her closest political ally after markets rejected her economic policies

Liz Truss in agonising pause before trying to justify sacking her chancellor
LIZ Truss has attempted to justify sacking her chancellor – and closest political ally – in the dying days of her doomed premiership.

Richard Sharp, right, introduced a wealthy businessman to a civil servant to help arrange an £800,000 loan to Boris Johnson

New lead investigator into Richard Sharp's BBC appointment announced

Authorities take a small boat used to cross the Channel, a practice Rishi Sunak is aiming to clamp down on

No 10 insists 'no plan' to ditch European rights rules amid rebellion of Tory MPs

Nicola Sturgeon publishes tax returns with challenge to Rishi Sunak to do the same

Nicola Sturgeon publishes tax returns with challenge to Rishi Sunak to do the same

Liz Truss blamed a 'left-wing economic establishment' for her downfall

COMMENT Kirsty Strickland: 4000 words from Liz Truss? Here’s what she says in just four

'Labour's priorities are crystal clear: bugger Scotland, we need to get Hartlepool back'

comment The REAL Scottish Politics: Starmer and Sunak speeches offer nothing to Scotland

Rishi Sunak will find it 'hard to shift' the Tories association with sleaze and scandal, say experts

EXCLUSIVE Experts give damning verdict on Rishi Sunak's 'sleazy' government

A former Labour minister has called on Alister Jack to reveal the legal advice which formed the basis of the Section 35 order

EXCLUSIVE Former Labour minister calls on Alister Jack to reveal Section 35 legal advice

Numerous Tories have been involved in scandals down the years

ANALYSIS From the nineties to now: A history of dodgy Tory behaviour

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is unlikely to be able to hold on in a General Election, polls suggest

Tories 'face £25 million shortfall as donors see supporting party as pointless'

Rishi Sunak (right) has been accused of being too weak to do anything about bullying accusations facing Dominic Raab

Dominic Raab should be suspended amid bullying probe, former Tory chair says

Boris Johnson claimed to be using his time to draw pictures of cows ...

THE JOUKER Is Boris Johnson trying to hide something with his bizarre cow comments?

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack (left) and SNP depute leader at Westminster Mhairi Black

Alister Jack claims it's 'obvious' Scotland can have independence referendum

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arriving at a Q&A session at Teesside University in Darlington

COMMENT Truth is the only way to tackle the corruption that poisons UK society

The third episode of The National's new podcast is now live and available to listen to on Spotify and Omny

Holyrood Weekly: Nadhim Zahawi, SNP manifesto row, strikes, Brexit and more

The House of Lords is to see £7 million spent on a new front door

Tories slammed for spending £7 MILLION on 'fancy new door' for House of Lords

Michelle Mone, left, claimed physics genius Albert Einstein lived in her Glasgow home before she did

EXCLUSIVE Michelle Mone claimed ALBERT EINSTEIN lived in her Glasgow home

John Lamont was accused of sneaking a look at Fiona Bruce's notes during Question Time

THE JOUKER Did a Tory MP get caught sneaking a look at Question Time presenter's notes?

Rishi Sunak was interviewed by Piers Morgan on Thursday night

Rishi Sunak defends using Section 35 order in Piers Morgan interview

'What's your price?' Tory MP accused of being 'bought' for Boris Johnson vote

EXCLUSIVE Questions raised over ‘price’ of PM-backing Scots Tory MP

Stephen Kerr took issue with an SNP MSP's speech at the Scottish Parliament

Angry Stephen Kerr called out for noisy Holyrood speech

Alba will launch a bid today to push Westminster to allow a second referendum

Recap: Alba launch Westminster bid to hold indyref2

Are there Scots who see the Westminster government as honest, and Douglas Ross as an asset?

Letters Why on earth does anyone continue to vote Conservative in Scotland?

Jonathan Gullis found himself in hot water for the second week in a row

Speaker threatens to kick Tory out of Commons after heckling MPs for second time

The yacht linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone has been 'renamed' by a protest group

Michelle Mone's yacht 'renamed pandemic profiteer' in daring protest

Stephen Flynn challenged Rishi Sunak on the impact of Brexit

MPs laugh as Rishi Sunak insists Brexit has 'nothing to do' with cost of living

Lord Baker's phone would not stop ringing while he spoke on Newsnight

WATCH BBC Newsnight chaos as peer's phone WON'T stop ringing

Hugh McMillan read poetry as the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty hosted a 'Scottish Culture Showcase'

COMMENT I read poetry for Rishi Sunak on Burns Night - here's what it was like

Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, spoke to The National and gave her assessment of the 'draconian' legislation

Q&A Explained: How UK anti-strike law affects Scottish workers and devolution

The political centre in Scotland is to the left of the centre in England creating a problem for BBC impartiality, according to a new internal review

SPECIAL REPORT BBC has 'no solution' to Scotland vs England impartiality issue, internal review says

A Lights On rally was held in Edinburgh showing Scottish solidarity with Europe

COMMENT We have to mention the B word today – and it's not the Beeb

SNP MP launches 'one stop shop' for independence in the EU on Brexit anniversary

EXCLUSIVE SNP MP launches 'one stop shop' resource for independence and the EU

Liz Truss whispers in the ear of former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng during the Tory conference last year

Is Liz Truss plotting a comeback with the help of US Republicans?

Find out how Alister Jack (right) and Douglas Ross voted on the Tories' anti-strike bill

Did your Scottish Tory MP back Westminster's hated anti-strike bill?

Jeremy Hunt said halving inflation would be crucial to ensuring the UK continues to grow

'Broken Brexit Britain': UK economy to be beat by Russia in dismal forecast

Rishi Sunak is facing another crisis after sacking Nadhim Zahawi with two Tory bosses dragged into a tax dodging row

Rishi Sunak faces fresh crisis as two top Tories dragged into row over tax

Brexit has had a significant negative impact on areas including health, business, and education

SPECIAL REPORT These nine dramatic graphs reveal Brexit's negative impacts on Scotland

Nadhim Zahawi was finally forced to resign

COMMENT The UK is governed by the Conservative dinner party

The chairman of the Tory party in Scotland took every chance to denigrate the SNP and the Scottish Government on BBC Scotland on Sunday morning

Letters It takes brass-necked Tories to accuse the BBC of being pro-independence

Ben Wallace said the issue will be looked into

77th Brigade's ‘monitoring of UK citizens’ social media posts’ to be investigated

Firefighters at a protest outside Westminster last summer

Firefighters across UK vote to strike as Tories given 10-day pay ultimatum

BBC chair Richard Sharp (left) has faced questions about his ties to former prime minister Boris Johnson

Head of probe into BBC chair's links to Boris Johnson quits

Robertson has said there would not need to be a second referendum seeking views on an independent Scotland rejoining the EU

Vote for independence would count as vote to rejoin EU, Angus Robertson says

Nadhim Zahawi was sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a 'serious breach' of the ministerial code

LATEST Nadhim Zahawi breaks silence after sacking for code breach with pop at press

India Willoughby said she would 'move north' if Scotland ever became independent

Nicola Sturgeon praised for defending trans community amid 'culture war'

Suella Braverman confirmed last week she had ditched many of the recommendations made by those who examined the disgraceful Windrush debacle

COMMENT Ruth Wishart: Entitled Tory inequity is in clear view no matter where you turn

Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham, was convicted of raping two women

LETTERS Tory outrage over trans rapist's prison was entirely political

Shoppers walk past a 'Powered By Levelling Up' sign put up by Rishi Sunak and his Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt

COMMENT The UK Government has proved it doesn’t give a damn about ‘levelling up’

Nadine Dorries will present her own Friday night show on TalkTV

Anti-corruption watchdog raps Nadine Dorries over TV presenter role

Nadine Dorries with Boris Johnson in the studio for her new TV show. Don't they both look thrilled

THE JOUKER Nadine Dorries given her own TV show – and she's to interview Boris Johnson

Nicola Sturgeon no longer '100 per cent sure' Tories wouldn't try to abolish Holyrood

Nicola Sturgeon: I'm no longer sure Tories wouldn't abolish Holyrood

The Tory minister urged those who had left the workforce during the pandemic to get back to work, claiming 'Britain needs you'

Jeremy Hunt urges early retirees to rejoin workforce amid plans to raise pension age

BBC chairman Richard Sharp was dining privately with Boris Johnson months after taking on the role

comment BBC chairman’s ties with Boris Johnson are an inevitable stain on the broadcaster

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace speaking to the media during a visit to Harland & Wolff shipyard factory in Belfast

Fears for Scottish shipyards amid concerns UK will ‘offshore’ warship contracts