Liz Truss fights for political life amid chaos, confusion and plotting

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( October 05, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Liz Truss fights for political life amid chaos, confusion and plotting]( Liz Truss is fighting for her political life after less than a month as prime minister, as a chaotic Conservative conference witnessed a breakdown of cabinet discipline and the first signs of organised opposition to her agenda. The PM will use her keynote speech to the annual gathering in Birmingham on Wednesday to promise a “new Britain for a new era”, with a libertarian pro-growth platform that she acknowledges will cause “disruption” to life in the UK. But former cabinet minister Grant Shapps – snubbed for a job by Truss because of his support for leadership rival Rishi Sunak – warned that she had as little as 10 days to save her premiership from mutinous MPs, who are expected to start plotting in earnest when they return to Westminster next week. And The Independent has learnt that Tory opponents of the PM are sketching out plans for a new group to develop the intellectual underpinning for an alternative to her right-wing agenda.   2 / [Revealed: Boris Johnson minister ‘sexually harassed’ civil servant in latest Tory sleaze scandal]( Exclusive: Former PM aware of alleged harassment but no formal investigation launched, despite victim’s calls for official investigation 3 / [Elon Musk breaks silence on Twitter purchase and offers vision of platform’s future]( Billionaire tweets that buying company ‘is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app’ 4 / [Suella Braverman’s modern slavery ‘abuse’ claims questioned by former watchdog]( Home secretary tells Conservative Party conference abuse is ‘derailing UK’s illegal migration policy’ 5 / [Rebekah Vardy shares cryptic Instagram post after Wagatha Christie legal fees bill]( ‘It’s always the ones with the dirty hands pointing the fingers,’ post said     The Big Question Are we all potential murderers? Not according to a criminologist Are you capable of killing someone? What if you’re in a particularly bad mood? What if someone’s really asking for it? In the BBC’s new drama Inside Man, David Tennant’s character, a vicar, is falsely accused of owning indecent images of children, writes Tom Ough. He faces the following everyday dilemma: should he allow his accuser to spread the falsehood? Or should he just bump her off when he has the chance? Thus begins a show that explores the idea that “everyone is a murderer. You just have to meet the right person.” Those words are uttered by [Stanley Tucci](’s character, Jefferson Grieff, who speaks from experience: he is locked up on Death Row and awaiting his execution. But is he right? Is there, inside every non-murderer, a murderer trying to get out? David Wilson, professor emeritus of criminology at Birmingham City University, thinks not. He, too, speaks from experience, having spent his professional life working with men who have committed murder, supervising them as a prison governor and interviewing them as an academic. [For the full story click here >](   Watch/ [How will the October rail strikes affect passengers?](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 38 – The [Labour]( Party has a 38-point lead over the Conservatives in “red wall” seats, a new poll suggests.   QUOTE OF THE DAY “I wasn’t as effusive and exuberant as normal. I had no idea.” – [Jeremy Paxman](’s doctor diagnosed him with Parkinson’s disease after noticing that he was less “exuberant” on University Challenge, the veteran broadcaster has revealed.       Other stories you might like   [‘Sexist’ TikTok clip shared by dating website Match banned by watchdog](   [Drivers ‘denied’ 10p cut as major retailers ‘increase profit margins’](   [Parents charged with murder of 11-week-old daughter](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers Editorial, The Independent - [The experiment is over. Truss’s ‘plan for growth’ is dead](   Other newsletters you might like [The Race Report] The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White [Sign up]( [Inside Politics] Inside Politics Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Matt Mathers [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.