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Liz Truss said she had spoken to the King and was resigning from office

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she was appointed.

Ms Truss made the announcement outside Downing Street on Thursday afternoon.

Liz Truss has been meeting with the 1922 Committee chairman this afternoon

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Conservative Party needs to keep the future of the British people out of its “pathetic squabbles”.He said the Tories have wrecked national and household finances, adding: “Britain deserves better, Britain cannot afford the chaos of the Conservatives any more; we need a general…

Conservative government again in turmoil after new PM’s disastrous start

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, has angrily called for a general election 'now'

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss is hanging on to power by a thread after a senior minister quit her government and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony

From the home secretary’s departure to the chief whip going nowhere, we recap another extraordinary day