The Latest Breaking News from House of Commons

The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation.

Liz Truss resigned as the Conservative party leader just 45 days after being elected to that position. She was forced out by her backbenchers because of a disastrously misjudged mini-budget, concerns about her competency and a catastrophic collapse in the Conservatives’ poll ratings. She is now destined to become the…

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman could all be in the running

The Prime Minister announced her resignation on Thursday afternoon during a short statement in Downing Street.

Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation.

Truss, who said she will remain in office for a few more days, has been prime minister for just 45 days.

Lid Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has lead calls for a general election

She promised a “bold plan” to cut taxes and grow the economy and “deliver on the energy crisis”

The chief whip resigned then unresigned in an tumultous day at the House of Commons