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Liz Truss is technically safe from a vote of no confidence and Conservative leadership election for 11 months. But as we explain, the word 'technically' is doing a lot of work

Rebels want ‘grace period’ ended – but doubt over how many MPs needed to oppose PM to force her out

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to make his announcement at 11am

“Loyalty is a fine thing, Nadine Dorries, but Mr Johnson was not removed by a ‘coup’…”. So began MP Sir Roger Gale’s tweet yesterday in response to Dorries’ claim on the Today programme earlier that morning that Rishi Sunak had led a “ruthless coup” to remove Johnson. Gale continued: Johnson…

The two ministers resigned after a day in which the prime minister acknowledged he had changed his story on how he handled sexual misconduct allegations against a government official.

Exclusive: Deadly new trend that prolongs animal suffering exposed on anniversary of Cecil the lion’s death

Conservative MPs Andrew Bridgen and Sir Roger Gale have called for the Prime Minister to resign, while others have said his days are now numbered.

In today’s newsletter: Tory spinning has gone into overdrive after the prime minister emerged wounded from a no-confidence vote – but here is the truth behind the bluster

‘We’re going to bash on’: More than 40 per cent of Tory MPs vote to remove the prime minister in huge blow to his authority

Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee, said that at least 54 letters of no-confidence in the party leader have now been submitted

Sir Graham Brady of 1922 Committee announces PM to face vote of no confidence