Liz Truss could be ousted as Tory MPs call for her resignation

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  • Tory MP says Liz Truss ‘has 12 hours to turn ship around’.
  • I'm a fighter, not a quitter —Truss.
Liz Truss's leadership is hanging by a thread.
Liz Truss’s leadership is hanging by a thread.

LAGOS (CoinChapter.com) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s leadership is hanging by a thread as some members of her Conservative Party are calling for her resignation.

In detail, the economic and energy crisis in the United Kingdom has made Liz Truss’s first six weeks in office very strenuous. Truss could become the shortest-serving British PM as plots to oust her are intensifying at break-neck speed.

Interestingly, Tory MPs are questioning her ability to lead, and some have gone public openly telling her to quit. Lord David Frost, a former Brexit minister who backed Truss for PM, among several other backers, has for the prime minister to resign. Conservative MP Simon Hoare, in an interview, said Liz Truss “has 12 hours to pull her premiership back from the brink.”

Liz Truss-led government has also been hit by a series of resignations challenging her leadership ability. The new development occurred after a chaotic session in the House of Commons on Wednesday night over a fracking vote.

After the spate of events, U.K.’s Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, quit her position, becoming the second senior cabinet minister to depart within a week. Truss sacked U.K. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to quell the unrest in the Tory benches earlier.

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Interestingly, Liz Truss has appointed Grant Shapps, a supporter of Rishi Sunak, as Home Secretary after Braverman’s exit. Braverman resigned after only 43 days in the office and called on the PM to “follow her out of the door.”

Additionally, more Tory MPs are expected to resign from their position in Truss’s cabinet at the time of writing. The M.P.s include the chief whip, Wendy Morton, and deputy chief whip, Craig Whittaker. In addition, seven of the UK PM’s backbenchers have publicly demanded her resignation.

Tory MPs calling for Liz Truss’s Resignation

Meanwhile, Conservative MP for Reigate, Crispin Blunt, was the first M.P. to call for Truss’s resignation following her failed mini-budget. Blunt, a justice minister under David Cameron’s premiership, stated that Liz Truss “should go now as the game is up after just six weeks.”

Similarly, Andrew Bridgen, Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, was the second of Truss’s backbenchers to call for her to resign. Bridgen, who supported Rishi Sunak in the leadership campaign, posited that the British PM had “run out of friends.” He said:

“Liz has sunk her own leadership and her predecessor’s potential comeback at the same time, all in record time. […] Unless this is resolved quickly, we are heading for a general election.”

Jamie Wallis was the third Conservative MP to break ranks by calling for Liz Truss to quit. Wallis, who announced his position via his official Twitter handle, said the PM had lost the confidence of this country. He further argued that the PM had “undermined Britain’s economic credibility and fractured our party irreparably.”

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Angela Richardson, Tory MP for Guildford, became the fourth Conservative MP to call for Truss to depart from Number 10. She noted that it would be “better for the party and for the country to have a change in leadership at the top.”

Sir Charles Walker, MP for Broxbourne, and William Wragg, MP for Hazel Grove in Cheshire, were the fifth and sixth MPs to call for Liz Truss’s resignation. Charles posited that the PM has “put colleagues, the country, through a huge amount of unnecessary pain and upset and worry.” He said:

“We don’t need a disruptor in No 10. We need an uniter. I just think… it is just a situation that is… it can only be remedied, I think, with a new prime minister.”

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Gary Streeter is the seventh Tory MP to call for Liz Truss to go publicly.

I’m a fighter, not a quitter, PM says

Meanwhile, Liz Truss has declared that she is a “fighter, not a quitter,” promising to resolve the current crisis. She had apologized for the mistakes she made over the government’s economic policies in her first few volatile weeks as prime minister.

The embattled PM noted that she would revive the economy and lead the Conservative Party into the next election.

“I am sorry for those mistakes, but I fixed those mistakes. I appointed a new chancellor, we have restored economic stability and fiscal discipline. What I now want to do is go on and deliver for the public. We were elected on the 2019 manifesto, and I want to go on and deliver that.”

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