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Liz Truss resigns as leader of the Conservative Party

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  • Liz Truss has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party
  • In a statement outside No 10 she said: “I recognise… given the situation I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.”
  • Liz Truss will be the shortest serving prime minister in British history and has currently clocked up 44 full days in the role
  • Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded a general election “now”
  • Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Tory 1922 Committee, said he expected the new leader to be in place by Friday, October 28

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