Nottinghamshire residents and politicians have called for a General Election following the dramatic resignation of the Prime Minister. Liz Truss became the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history when she announced she would step down in a statement outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday (October 20).
Her turbulent tenure came to a crushing conclusion after more than a dozen Conservative MPs, including Rushcliffe's Ruth Edwards, called for her to quit. 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady said a leadership election would decide a new Conservative Leader and Prime Minister by Friday, October 28.
However, many have questioned how democratic another leadership contest would be. Nottingham's Labour MPs joined their leader Sir Keir Starmer in calling for an immediate General Election.
