Will Liz Truss resign today?

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Or maybe Tuesday at the latest? Would she really want to face the absolute public humiliation of PMQs on Wednesday?

Hope she goes today. Cannot imagine the cheek of her carrying on tbh . Surely there are a number of mps that would fit the bill .rishi sunak seems an obvious choice with experience of being chancellor as well.

She knows it is on her. They can't sack her, so she has to resign. If she does, she will look even worse. Her only chance is to do better, so no, I don't think she will resign.

People will still vote for them 'bEcAuSe tAx'.
Your taxes are going to look like a fucking footnote compared for your first bill for chemotherapy, hun.

I've been thinking this for a while...

I've caught myself thinking several times that Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt would be infinitely preferable to Boris, and then Liz.

I never, ever imagined that I would think Gove was the kind of Tory I'd be pleased to see in Government.

I'm at the stage now where I don't care what they're like as a human or what their politics are - just the basics of being one of the 'grown ups' would be a win.

rishi sunak seems an obvious choice with experience of being chancellor as well.

The Tory membership explicitly chose Truss over Sunak by quite some margin.
Just parachuting Sunak in is tantamount to a coup.

The only way she can be forced out is a cross commons vote of no confidence to force a general election, which I can't see happening because many conservatives will loose their seats. They can't force a leadership contest until this time next year

I don't think there should have to be a GE but I think MPs should pick the new leader. They've been democratically elected, unlike the party membership who don't even have to be eligible to vote in GEs, but have a say in this, just because they've paid to join a party.

In the next 2 weeks she will be gone. However, that's not enough. A GE needs to be called now. It is ridiculous that the electorate are getting no say at all in this shambles.

It won'r be today but nor do I think she will last long. The members won't be given a say on the next leader - there will be one candidate a la when May was installed. Agreeing how that will be carried out and by who will take time ro work out behind the scenes. Truss will be there while that process takes place

How does the Labour Party choose their leader?

I can’t watch her on tv, she makes me cringe.

Is this right? I thought a new leader could be appointed if they all agreed who it should be

There’s no need for a leadership contest if so and I doubt they think it’s a great process now given where it has got them

Although Mordaunt seemed to back her this morning, they need to just decide.

I don't think she will resign, ever.

Different process to the Tories at the start, but a membership vote in the end.

I think if a party not in power wants to have their membership vote for a new leader, that's fine. In fact that's better, because otherwise how would a party with very few MPs (ie the greens) ever pick a new leader.
But for the party in power, where they're picking the new PM, it should be elected MPs making the decision, in my opinion.

Hunt can't say anything today to calm the markets, the UK has become another Greece (in the eyes of the markets) and we will have to see spending cuts and tax rises.

ALL of this is on Truss and the Tories, the country has been a mess every since Brexit & 2016.

Whether she goes or not, is not the point, the Tories have nothing but far right candidates to replace her - so more chaos.

IMF saying energy support package must be looked at again... a told you so!

Doesn’t sound like she’s going to outlast the lettuce.

bunch of muppets
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Strange that the Tory party are willing to rip up rule books and ‘democracy’ when it’s suits them but wouldn’t consider backtracking at all on the horrific act of self harm that has been Brexit, the very reason we have the sluggish recovery compared to other big economies. The don’t stick to their principals much do they? It would look absolutely ludicrous for them to drop Sunak into the role, although I agree he would be the best option. Unfortunately the party members didn’t agree though. GE needed now.

It bad, but not that bad.

She might need to be pushed a bit, but even the worst MPs in this country have to respect procedure.

Ha if you think the chaos we are seeing at the moment is bad, go and have a GE....

I’m not laughing 😔

If I was Sunak I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

"You want me to come and attempt to clear up the mess I explicitly told you would happen? And then lead the party into a disastrous GE? I think I'll pass!"

"Is this right? I thought a new leader could be appointed if they all agreed who it should be

There’s no need for a leadership contest if so and I doubt they think it’s a great process now given where it has got them

Although Mordaunt seemed to back her this morning, they need to just decide."

My reading is Mordaunt doesn't want to carry the knife.

They can apply pressure on her to resign - the men in grey suits - and then bring in a caretaker/unity candidate.

I guess they'll hang on to her for now and then fling her over the side if/when the next market bump happens.

Oh please let’s have a General Election. We need a Labour government at this point. Schools, NHS the welfare reforms of Lloyd George “cradle to the grave” are being ripped apart and thrown away by these bloody selfish conservatives who quite literally don’t give a shit about any of us. We desperately need a party that serves its people.

Is there anything the public can do to force an election? Forgive my desperation and dumb questions. I have voted Tory in the past but I would never do it again. I know several people in the same position. They have had their chance and blown it. At this point it would be impossible to do worse.

Is there a petition? Is there anyway that the king would have to get involved? I guess not. Can we all write to someone?

How would Labour pay for everything?