Liz Truss will make a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street at 1.30pm amid a growing Tory revolt against her premiership. Ms Truss will make the statement after holding lengthy crisis talks with Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, inside No 10 at lunchtime. Some 15 Tory MPs have now publicly called for Ms Truss to resign, with many on the Government … [Read more...]
Keir Starmer reacts to Boris Johnson’s resignation: ‘He can’t cling on’
The Labour leader says Johnson 'can't cling on' to the prime ministerial position for any longer after announcing his resignation as Tory leader this morning. Starmer has threatened to mobilise his party to bring a vote of no confidence if the prime minister does not leave No 10 imminently Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Guardian … [Read more...]