Exclusive: Statement expected shortly after departures of top ministers and evaporation of political authority
- Liz Truss faces deepening turmoil – follow it live
Liz Truss is expected to issue a statement imminently, according to Downing Street sources, prompting intense speculation that she is on the brink of resigning as prime minister after just 44 days, following the near-complete evaporation of her political authority, a process begun by last month’s disastrous mini-budget.
Truss, who would become the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, has been under pressure from Tory MPs to quit after the resignation of Suella Braverman as home secretary and as the Tory party plunged into chaos.
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