The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Liz Truss made her resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street today - but many viewers were concerned about the whereabouts of Tobias Gough, who has been dubbed 'Hot Podium Guy'

“I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen. Thank you.”

She gave a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street after a tumultuous few days at Westminster, with her resignation triggering a leadership contest

From soaring mortgage costs to a sterling slump, the fiscal event set off a chain of chaos that led to PM’s downfall

After weeks of plummeting opinion polls and economic turmoil, Liz Truss bows to pressure from her own MPs to step down from the leadership.

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

Truss' announcement follows weeks of criticism from her opponents and members of her own Conservative Party, and the resignation of two of her top Cabinet picks.

Liz Truss announced on Thursday she was quitting after just 44 days in No10, becoming Britain’s shortest serving Prime Minister. Speaking in Downing Street shortly after 1.30pm, she told the nation she was resigning after an open revolt by Tory MPs against her chaotic and crisis-hit premiership.