LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday said she was committed to the Northern Ireland protocol bill which would in effect override parts of the Brexit deal with the European Union unless a negotiated agreement with the bloc is found.

MILAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) shares rose sharply on Tuesday, rebounding from record lows, after a report rekindled takeover speculation by saying private equity fund CVC Capital Partners was weighing a potential buyout bid for the former phone monopoly.

The drama continued outside of the Cabinet as veterans affairs minister Johnny Mercer's wife branded the new PM an 'imbecile' for axing him, before later admitting she was 'bitter' over the decision and said she needed '24 hours'.

trade between Britain and Northern Ireland we would want to see," Frost told a parliamentary committee. "The problem with them is that they don't go far enough. I'm not sure they would quite deliver the kind of ambitious, free ...

TIM this year turned its back on a 0.505 euro non-binding approach by U.S. It opted instead to pursue a plan centred around an outright sale of its prized landline assets to state lender CDP, which owns 10% of TIM and controls its smaller rival Open Fiber.

Proceeds from the potentially multi-billion euro sale would give TIM fresh resources to cut its 25 billion euros debt pile after being hit by multiple rating downgrades, and to focus on its service operations.

They will join other heavy hitters, including Rishi himself, Sajid Javid and Michael Gove, representing a formidable and influential group who could cause trouble for Ms Truss in the coming weeks and months.

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - British Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday that the European Union's proposals to solve the problem of trade involving Northern Ireland did not go far enough and significant gaps remained between the two sides.

Sponsored by the outgoing government of Mario Draghi, CDP's plans to create a single broadband network champion will now have to be reviewed by a new right-wing government which is due to be installed this month.

Dominic Raab was among the first to reveal his fate as he tweeted that he had been evicted from his roles as justice secretary and Deputy PM - with Ms Truss's 'best friend' Therese Coffey confirmed as taking the latter title along with the health brief.

Kemi Badenoch's loyalty was also rewarded as she is named International Trade Secretary, while Kit Malthouse becomes Education Secretary.  Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary after backing her campaign and Brandon Lewis is made Justice Secretary, while Boris Johnson loyalist Jacob Rees Mogg is business secretary.