Liz Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister after chaotic week as Conservative leader issues statement

Liz Truss has stood down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

She confirmed that she was leaving the office after a turbulent 24 hours.

Truss had only been appointed as PM at the beginning of September and lasted 44 days in the post, the shortest ever. Truss said there would be a leadership election to replace her “to be delivered within the next week”.

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Liz Truss due to give statement at 1.30pm (Getty Images)

Speaking in Downing Street, she said: “This morning I met the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.

“We’ve agreed that there will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week. This will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plan and maintain our country’s economic stability and national security.

“I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen. Thank you.”

On a day of chaos, her Home Secretary Suella Braverman was sacked after breaking data rules, another one of her aides was suspended and a sixth member of her backbench demanded Ms Truss resign.

But she replaced her with former Home Secretary with Grant Shapps, a leading critic of the blundering PM who had only been sacked himself under Truss.

A fracking poll also descended into shambles after a swathe of Tories vowed to rebel amid claims MPs were manhandled into the chamber to vote for the Government.

Some, including Business Secretary Jacob ­Rees-Mogg were accused of shouting at colleagues.

A senior Tory last night claimed Ms Truss has “hours not days” left in power, adding: “It is Armageddon.”

She had sacked her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng after the mini-Budget which caused market chaos.

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