Greater Manchester politicians react to Liz Truss becoming new UK Prime Minister

Manchester first saw smart motorways appear on the M60 in July 2018, with the technology helping implement variable speed limits for cars travelling on the motorway as well as occasionally opening up the hard shoulder as a live lane.

Around 500 world leaders and dignitaries have been invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday (19. 09. 22).

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that inflation fell for the first time in nearly a year in August as lower diesel and petrol prices took some pressure off struggling households, but it remains close to its 40-year record. The ONS said Consumer Prices Index inflation reached 9.9% in the year to August, down from 10.1% the previous month.

Seven out of 10 pubs could close this winter unless they get urgent government support to combat soaring energy bills, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord has said.

Consumer champion Martin Lewis recently shared a handy list of need-to-knows for all households following the announcement from new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, that energy bills for the average user will be frozen at £2,500 for the next two years.

King and the new Prime Minister was actually a strict breach of major protocol, according to an expert.After he returned on Friday from being at his mother's side in Balmoral, King Charles had a meeting with Liz Truss in which she gripped his arm.In their meeting, she expressed her 'very, very sincere condolences' and the King confided that his mother's death had been 'the moment I've been dreading'.READ MORE: Queen's funeral is 'biggest ever anti-terror op' with snipers on roof and SAS on standbyAnd whilst the 'human moment,' as Downing Street called it, was apparently welcomed by the King - it was actually a breach of the rules, according to Royal biographer and historian Hugo Vickers.He told the Mail on Sunday: "On a very strict interpretation of Royal protocol rules, the PM should not have held the King's arm in this way."The rules are that you leave it to the King to do the arm touching. The Royal Family is supposed to initiate the contact.

Martin Lewis has revealed the new prices of gas and electricity charges due to affect millions of homes and families.

Steak restaurant Hawksmoor has been a mainstay of Manchester's culinary offering since the doors of its Deansgate site opened in 2015.

King Charles III as the new monarch.A ceremony was held at St James Palace today (September 10, 2022), to formally confirm King Charles III's succession from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8, at the age of 96.The service was overseen by the Accession Council, issuing eight orders which are traditionally ensured before King Charles made his declaration.READ NEXT: King Charles teary-eyed in first public speech with emotional tribute to QueenAfter being appointed Commons Leader and Lord President of the Privy Council by Prime Minister Liz Truss earlier this week, politician Penny also led the proclamation ceremony.However, members of the public took to social media following the ceremony, to comment that the politician was also the first reality TV star to proclaim a new monarch too, following her appearance on ITV programme The Splash.Penny appeared on the programme in 2014, which saw her and fellow celebrities train to complete professional dives, with the competition presented by Vernon Kaye and Gabby Logan.Remembering her appearance on The Splash, one Twitter user said: "Penny Mordaunt is the first contestant from ITV’s SPLASH! to proclaim a new monarch. Another win for ITV’s SPLASH! this week.""BREAKING: Penny Mordaunt becomes the first Splash! contestant to preside over the accession of a monarch," commented a second.A third added: "Absolutely peak UK that a contestant on Splash is now in charge officiating our new King."Speaking about the ceremony, a fourth said: "That was quite something to watch.

ITV has updated and confirmed its schedule for Saturday night following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Liz Truss, the Queen's 70-year reign meant she held weekly audiences with 15 prime ministers whilst on the throne.Nobody would have foreseen that she would only formally meet the latest incumbent of No 10 once - just two days before her death on Thursday.And how that relationship would have panned out is anybody's guess - with Truss a former teenaged republican.READ MORE:Ulrika Jonsson claims 'old flame' Prince Edward gave her item that belonged to the QueenIn all likelihood, we might never have got to find out anyway with the Queen having never officially spilled the beans on what went on behind closed doors during her meetings with the many varied head of governments.Fortunately, though, when judging which ones were her favourites and which she was less keen on, there have always been a significant number of royal insiders and political figures happy to break confidences and pass on tit-bits or rumours. So, from what we've heard and been told, here is a rundown of how the Queen got on with some of them following her succession of George VI in 1952...(1951-1955)War hero Churchill was almost 80 when Elizabeth, 25, was crowed Queen and had an affection for her that was similar to that shown by a grandfather.

The King has held his first in-person audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace. The 73-year-old succeeded his mother following her death yesterday (Thursday).

King Charles has undertaken one of his first tasks as monarch, meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss.The in-person audience with the new prime minister, who is still in her first week in the role, came shortly after Charles, 73 , returned to London from Balmoral, where he was at his mother's side as she died.The meeting comes just days after the late Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Truss to Balmoral as she took up the role of prime minster on Tuesday. While a period of national mourning lasting 10 days has officially begun, royal protocol dictates that Charles is to be thrown into official duties as Monarch.

King Charles III was greeted with shouts of 'God save the King' and a kisses on the hand and cheek when he arrived at Buckingham Palace today.

Former Prime Minister Theresa May had MPs in hysterics when she shared a story of the time she dropped some cheese in front of the Queen. May paid tribute to the late monarch in the House of Commons on Friday (September 9).

Ofgem has said it will continue to announce the cap on household energy prices, despite the UK Government saying it would guarantee lower bills for customers. The energy regulator said that it plans to still make the announcements every three months, as it continues to regulate how much suppliers can charge for their services.

Everlasting love. King Charles III, Prince Harry and more members of the royal family paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death.

King Charles III's private jet bringing the new monarch back from Scotland after the Queen's death. More than a hundred well-wishers gathered at RAF Northolt in west London to watch the landing his jet, King Charles III back from Scotland, marking the first time that the former Prince of Wales set foot on English soil as the new king.According to FlightRadar24, 153,000 users were tracking flight KRH20R as it touched down at RAF Northolt at 1.35pm this afternoon (Friday, September 9).

Campaigners and politicians in Greater Manchester have reacted with anger after Liz Truss announced she was to allow fracking  to return to the UK. The PM has scrapped a 2019 ban on the fossil fuel extraction process as part of a wider energy bills strategy.