Can Liz Truss survive?

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Oct 19, 2022

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In parliament things aren't going so well for our new Prime Minister Liz Truss

Some MPs in the Conservative party feel close to giving up, and after weeks of market turmoil and political chaos the mood is bleak.

"It's done... we can't win," volunteered one minister, a Truss believer. This person has been dusting off their CV, accepting they will lose their seat whenever a general election comes.

It's a despicable stance': readers on Liz Truss's 'graft ...

The debate in the past 72 hours has been how long Liz Truss can survive in Downing Street. A small number of Conservative MPs have now called publicly on the prime minister to go. More could well follow soon.

In conversations with the BBC over the weekend, many others argued Ms Truss would have to leave office before the next election. Some believed she could hang on for few more months. But an increasing number argue she has weeks or even days left - even though there's no clarity on how that would come about or who would take over.

One former cabinet minister concluded: "People know that this is over - it's a question of how and when."

Keep up with whats happening at tcsnetwork.co.uk

Here is a recent article by one of our writers Aaron about the issues surrounding the conservative party.

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