The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Ms Truss secured 11,217 votes in her South West Norfolk constituency, behind the 11,847 votes for Labour candidate Terry Jermy

Former British PM Liz Truss loses seat after brief, turbulent tenure, marking a historic night in British politics.

Tribal loyalties and political certainties are falling away, but the Conservatives have been felled by a determined coalition, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Defence Secretary Shapps has lost to Labour in Welwyn Hatfield while Justice Secretary Chalk was defeated in Cheltenham to Liberal Democrat candidate Max Wilkinson

Sterling trading unchanged as investors expect decisive win will bring stability to UK after years of economic uncertainty

Although tonight we are promised the exciting spectacle of democracy in full vigour, throwing off the fever of the last few weeks, we must admit the campaign itself has been rather unhealthy. Nonsense has been spouted. Policy has been under-discussed. Sir Ed Davey has felt obliged to court attention by…

15 questions, plus a few jokes, every Thursday, regardless of whether there is an election or not. How will you fare?

Voting booths open across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with results due in early hours of Friday

PM’s This Morning appearance came after his No 10 predecessor had put the boot in and his most loyal lieutenant suddenly decided to tell the truth