British Prime Minister Liz Truss QUITS after just 44 days
Truss only took over from former leader Boris Johnson on September 6 after winning an internal Conservative Party leadership contest in early September.
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Truss only took over from former leader Boris Johnson on September 6 after winning an internal Conservative Party leadership contest in early September.
As a tory mp of 17 years who has never been a minister, who has got on with it loyally most of the time, i think it's a shambles and a disgrace. i think it is utterly appalling. you seem quietly furious. i am livid. and do you know, i really shouldn't say this, but i hope all those people that put liz truss in numberio, i hope it was worth it. i hope it was worth it for the ministerial box, i hope it was worth it to sit round the cabinet table because the damage they have done to our party is extraordinary. it is very difficult to convey, you look just furious about this. iam. i've had enough....
Now confirmed they are but there were such a period of confusion, i think that is what has provoked a number of mps, who until now perhaps not come out publicly. you mention gary streeter is one of them to stop he made the point that even if the angel gabriel now coming to take over the party, it may be very difficult for them to come back together, naturally the dilemma in the conversation that has been going on for a number of days in westminster, but right now has come to the fore. what, if anything, are mps going to do? fin to the fore. what, if anything, are mps going to do?— to the fo...
After just 44 days in No10, the PM took to a lectern outside the famous black door to confirm her departure.
Pressure is mounting on Ms Truss to step down as a number of MPs have called on the PM to resign