Liz Truss may have as little as 10 days to salvage her crisis-hit premiership, a former Tory Cabinet Minister has warned.
Grant Shapps said the next few days were the "critical period" for Ms Truss to turn things around as Tory conference descended into open warfare in the wake of the Prime Minister's botched mini-Budget.
The ex-Transport Secretary said jittery Tory MPs who fear defeat at the polls could even "roll the dice" on a new leader - only months after ousting Boris Johnson.