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| Liz Truss reaches out to MPs after Tory splits exposed | Liz Truss reaches out to MPs after Tory splits exposed |
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| Liz Truss will hold a series of lunches with Tory MPs this week, as she tries to quell backbench unrest over her fledgling premiership. | Liz Truss will hold a series of lunches with Tory MPs this week, as she tries to quell backbench unrest over her fledgling premiership. |
| Unease over the government's direction burst into the open at last week's party conference, which was blighted by internal division. | Unease over the government's direction burst into the open at last week's party conference, which was blighted by internal division. |
| Cabinet ministers have been calling for backbenchers to unite behind the PM. | Cabinet ministers have been calling for backbenchers to unite behind the PM. |
| In a bid to repair relations, she has given a government post to a backer of her ex-leadership rival Rishi Sunak. | |
| Greg Hands has been appointed trade minister, replacing Conor Burns who was sacked last week after a misconduct complaint. | Greg Hands has been appointed trade minister, replacing Conor Burns who was sacked last week after a misconduct complaint. |
| Get behind Truss, cabinet minister urges Tories | Get behind Truss, cabinet minister urges Tories |
| Chris Mason: Truss's next job is to turn off Tory fatalism | Chris Mason: Truss's next job is to turn off Tory fatalism |
| What's happening in Parliament this week? | What's happening in Parliament this week? |
| Ms Truss entered No 10 last month after defeating Mr Sunak in a bruising leadership contest, and already faces potential rebellions on multiple fronts. | Ms Truss entered No 10 last month after defeating Mr Sunak in a bruising leadership contest, and already faces potential rebellions on multiple fronts. |
| Last week she was forced to abandon her plans to scrap the top rate of income tax, after a number of her MPs criticised the move as unfair. | Last week she was forced to abandon her plans to scrap the top rate of income tax, after a number of her MPs criticised the move as unfair. |
| She also faces the task of assuring them of her economic credibility, after her tax-cutting mini-budget sparked turmoil in the financial markets. | She also faces the task of assuring them of her economic credibility, after her tax-cutting mini-budget sparked turmoil in the financial markets. |
| There is also unease in the party over the idea she could decide not to raise working-age benefits in line with inflation, in a bid to rein in public spending. | There is also unease in the party over the idea she could decide not to raise working-age benefits in line with inflation, in a bid to rein in public spending. |
| Work and pensions minister Victoria Prentis said a decision over the level of benefits would be taken later this autumn. | Work and pensions minister Victoria Prentis said a decision over the level of benefits would be taken later this autumn. |
| "It's really important to stress that no decision has been taken by any part of government," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | "It's really important to stress that no decision has been taken by any part of government," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| But the pressure continues, with former chancellor Sajid Javid saying that he believed benefits should stay in line with inflation. | But the pressure continues, with former chancellor Sajid Javid saying that he believed benefits should stay in line with inflation. |
| "People are going through incredibly challenging times. We can all see that in our community," he said on Monday. | "People are going through incredibly challenging times. We can all see that in our community," he said on Monday. |
| Can Liz Truss's charm offensive win over Tory MPs? | |
| When a leader lets it be known they are in listening mode or words to that effect, it usually means there is already a 170 decibel political firework display well under way. | When a leader lets it be known they are in listening mode or words to that effect, it usually means there is already a 170 decibel political firework display well under way. |
| There is and it's volcanic. | There is and it's volcanic. |
| The breakdown in discipline during the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham last week was extraordinary because of its breadth: nervous activists, jittery backbenchers and disloyal cabinet ministers. | The breakdown in discipline during the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham last week was extraordinary because of its breadth: nervous activists, jittery backbenchers and disloyal cabinet ministers. |
| So where do we find ourselves as MPs prepare to return to Westminster? | So where do we find ourselves as MPs prepare to return to Westminster? |
| In the words of one senior figure: "This is a party that is unstoppable when it has the will to win. But the opposite is true too, when it decides it has a death wish." | In the words of one senior figure: "This is a party that is unstoppable when it has the will to win. But the opposite is true too, when it decides it has a death wish." |
| Read more from Chris | Read more from Chris |
| With Parliament due to return on Tuesday, the prime minister will inaugurate a series of policy lunches with MPs from each region of the country this week. | With Parliament due to return on Tuesday, the prime minister will inaugurate a series of policy lunches with MPs from each region of the country this week. |
| She is also due to meet Tory MPs when she addresses the backbench 1922 committee this week. | She is also due to meet Tory MPs when she addresses the backbench 1922 committee this week. |
| The meetings come ahead of a busy few weeks for the government, as it unveils a series of measures designed to boost economic growth. | The meetings come ahead of a busy few weeks for the government, as it unveils a series of measures designed to boost economic growth. |
| The changes to planning, immigration and childcare rules, among other areas, could prove an early test of Ms Truss's parliamentary support. | The changes to planning, immigration and childcare rules, among other areas, could prove an early test of Ms Truss's parliamentary support. |
| After arriving in Downing Street, Ms Truss removed Sunak supporters including Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and George Eustice from their cabinet positions. | After arriving in Downing Street, Ms Truss removed Sunak supporters including Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps and George Eustice from their cabinet positions. |
| She later appointed some supporters of her defeated rival to positions in her junior team. | She later appointed some supporters of her defeated rival to positions in her junior team. |
| Conor Burns was dismissed from his ministerial post on Friday after a complaint of serious misconduct. He denies any wrongdoing and says he looks forward to clearing his name. | Conor Burns was dismissed from his ministerial post on Friday after a complaint of serious misconduct. He denies any wrongdoing and says he looks forward to clearing his name. |
| Mr Burns, who was also suspended as a Tory MP, was seen by eyewitnesses touching a young man's thigh at a hotel bar during the party's conference, the BBC has been told. | Mr Burns, who was also suspended as a Tory MP, was seen by eyewitnesses touching a young man's thigh at a hotel bar during the party's conference, the BBC has been told. |
| Greg Hands was previously a trade minister under both Boris Johnson and Theresa May | Greg Hands was previously a trade minister under both Boris Johnson and Theresa May |