After Liz Truss officially resigned as Prime Minister, with her party humiliatingly forcing her out of office, the public will again be looking on, their noses pressed against the glass, as a rag-tag bunch of Tory MPs select a new leader.
While the dismal experiment of Truss at the top came to an end, the shameless government faced ever louder calls to announce a general election.
On her 44 days in office, Truss admitted she had failed in her attempt to deliver on the devastating economic mandate put forward by her government.
Truss said: " I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.
"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."
Leading calls for a general election, Labour leader Keir Starner said: “The Conservative Party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern.
“After 12 years of Tory failure, the British people deserve so much better than this revolving door of chaos. In the last few years, the Tories have set record-high taxation, trashed our institutions and created a cost-of-living crisis. Now, they have crashed the economy so badly that people are facing £500 a month extra on their mortgages. The damage they have done will take years to fix.
“The British public deserve a proper say on the country's future. They must have the chance to compare the Tories’ chaos with Labour’s plans to sort out their mess, grow the economy for working people and rebuild the country for a fairer, greener future."
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This is what the public thinks
Bristol
Jack Baker, 29, a vet, said: “My opinion is that it's an incredible important post and she was incompetent and we shouldn’t have people like that running our country.”
Hannah Hickman, 47, an academic researcher said: “We’re a laughing stock to the rest of the world at the moment, we need a general election.”
Scarlett Milburn-Smith, 20, a student, said: “I’m not sure why she came to power in the first place if she wasn’t going to give it a go.”
Mohamed Alghanim, 19, an international student, said: “She should’ve had more time in the role and prove herself. She’s just appointed a new Chancellor so some more time would have helped.”
Student Joey Hemming, 21, said: “It’s all been laughable. There should definitely be an election.”
Liverpool
Anthony Grimes, 32, an account manager said: “I want another general election because the last 12 years of Tory reign have been horrific. I’m ready to see the back of them all, drastic action is needed and the time for change is in order.”
Lorraine Bell, 70, a retired office worker, pictured left, said: “We have voted for the Tories in the past but I think there should be another general election.
“They’ve made a mess of things and it’s not just Liz Truss, it’s everything in the run-up to this point.”
Theo Lourenco, 18, pictured left, a sports psychology student, said: “I think it’s time to get the Tories out and let people choose. We need to hear what a different party can do for the country now, the situation has got out of control.”
Mike Davis, 52 a railway worker, said: “Truss hasn’t made it any better in the short time she has been there. I have always voted Conservative but I must admit a Labour government might help things out for me.”
London
IT worker Jessica Turner, 34, said: “It is a shambles, embarrassing.
“We need a general election before Christmas. The Conservatives have had their chance. For 120 years Conservatives and Labour have had their chance and its been one disaster after another. It’s time for change.”
Ricardo Fernandes, 53, unemployed, said: “Things are going to get much, much worse, but it is good she has resigned."
“Brexit is where things started going downhill. A general election is a good idea.”
Zo Daley, 38, an IT worker, said: “We need people who are more in touch with the people. A general election is a good idea. We are the people and should decide”
Pastry chef Luigi Vergari, 46, said: “This country is falling down. I’d prefer a general election now. We need a new start.”
Birmingham
Rihanna Richards, 25, a medical lab assistant, said: “It’s just been an absolute shambles since they got in and at the minute, it just seems to have got worse with everything Liz Truss has done.
“A general election is definitely needed. It’s time to give the public the choice to vote on who we want to lead the country.”
Amy Davis, 38, a teacher, said: “The inconsistency has been the worst part for me.
“The constant chop and change of decisions has been awful and I don’t necessarily think general election after general election would be the right choice.”
Harps Panesar, 25, a social media executive, said: “It’s an absolute joke, there’s something new in the press every day. The lack of communication is astounding.
“In the midst of the cost-of-living crisis we need some clarity. The Tory party are clearly incapable of sorting it out for themselves so we deserve the chance to vote for something new.”
Cardiff
Restaurant worker Simon Stanton, 22, said: “We need an election. We’re going on our third prime minister of the year and they have no mandate whatsoever.”
Ex-museum administrator Phil Gibbins, 80, added: “In all my life, I cannot recall such a rabble as this lot. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want an election.”
Richard Clark, 60, a computer worker, agreed: “There should absolutely be an election. How can they be allowed to put another new leader on us without a vote?”
While Cathy Taylor, 56, an IT sales worker, said: “I have voted Conservative all my life but I am very anti-Conservative now. This government is a complete embarrassment.”
Jessica Morgan, 36, an arts co-ordinator, had no time for them either: She said: “The interests of the public seems to be the last thing on their minds. I 100% think there should be a general election now."
