Liz Truss is currently meeting with the chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives Sir Graham Brady, Downing Street has said. The committee is the body that decides if a Prime Minister should face a confidence vote and organises the election of a new leader.
No 10 sources said Liz Truss invited Sir Graham Brady to Downing Street for talks.
Liz Truss was battling an open revolt as the number of Tory MPs demanding her resignation swelled after a calamitous 24 hours for her premiership.
