The Latest Breaking News from Conservative Party

British politics currently exists in a weird time warp. Like some bad special effects from an early episode of Dr Who, time and reality are bent and twisted – only this time it’s all sadly true.

However, he has 'no idea' if former PM will be a candidate

Breakneck leadership race to produce new PM by 28 October

Candidates must have at least 100 nominations and they only have until 2pm on October 24 to line them up

It took only 44 days for Liz Truss to 'hit the ground'

'The British public should decide who runs the country'

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister just six weeks into the job, triggering another a leadership contest – the second in just four months – for the UK's fractured and demoralised Conservative Party.

Liz Truss’s resignation as the leader of the Conservative party immediately triggers a contest to replace her as prime minister.

Despite their record brevity, Liz Truss's 44 days in office will long be remembered. The UK prime minister has now resigned after pressure that became too much. How did the Conservative Party elect a leader who so badly misread the mood and the markets with her failed bid for unfunded…