Liz Truss news – live: PM resigns after less than seven weeks in Downing Street

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Liz Truss has announced she is resigning as prime minister after just six weeks in the role.

There will be a leadership election within a week, Ms Truss said.


It comes after the chair of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady entered No 10 for a crisis meeting with the prime minister, followed by party chair Jake Berry.

Ms Truss’ brief stint as leader involved a mini-Budget that spooked the market, the sacking of her close ally and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, the resignation of home secretary Suella Braverman and chaos in Westminster around a confidence vote where there were allegations of senior Tories manhandling and bullying colleagues.

Just yesterday she told PMQs she is a “fighter not a quitter.”

Conservative MP Simon Hoare said Liz Truss only had 12 hours to save her premiership while Lord David Frost, a former Brexit minister who backed Truss for PM, called for her to go in addition to more than a dozen MPs.

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[AlKardai]

Nooo, you beat me to publishing the article.....

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Nooo, you beat me to publishing the article.....

lol, I get beaten by others all the time.

 

[jhungary]

This is faster than game of throne...

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

I can see UK support for Ukraine reduced after this. Labour is hostile to spending money on foreign wars.

 

[REhorror]

Wow, that's quick.

Bye bye.

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

I never liked the Tories. Labour will win the next elections. I hope Rishi doesn't come back again.

 

[PakFactor]

This is faster than game of throne...

This is a better ending than the show. Let's hope the House of Dragons does not mess it up.

 

[Wood]

This has been a disaster for the conservatives in UK. Ever since Brexit, the UK has been on a downward slide. I wonder if UK will have another referendum to join with the EU again. This time negotiate an arrangement with EU that is seen as 'fair' by the pro-Brexit population.

 

[jhungary]

This is a better ending than the show. Let's hope the House of Dragons does not mess it up.

Meh, I don't see any good ending come out of the tory......

 

[Indos]

Weak parliamentary system, guess what, Malaysia is also going to another election next Month

Every one is just punching another opponent, inside and outside party, no unity what so ever as country

 

[jhungary]

This has been a disaster for the conservatives in UK. Ever since Brexit, the UK has been on a downward slide. I wonder if UK will have another referendum to join with the EU again. This time negotiate an arrangement with EU that is seen as 'fair' by the pro-Brexit population.

My wife said no......No UK in EU anymore......

 

[mangochutney]

My son has lived through four chancellors, three home secretaries, two prime ministers and two monarchs.





He's four months old.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

This is good new for Russia. UK was giving NLAW and Starstreak and Brimstone to Ukraine.

 

[313ghazi]

Bets on which Tory knobhead is going to be the next PM?

My money is on the Victorian Mr Monopoly.