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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

‘It’s pretty bad, isn’t it?’ Sir Graham Brady reveals moment Liz Truss realised she had to quit as PM

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Liz Truss had accepted she would have to quit even before being told how many Tory MPs had submitted letters of no confidence in her, the chairman of the group of backbenchers has revealed.

Sir Graham Brady suggested the then-prime minister knew her time in No 10 was doomed and that she had decided not to fight on before he explained how unhappy backbenchers were – all of which made his job easier.

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