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  Liz Truss has resigned, becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history and setting off another Conservative leadership race. ​Liz Truss has resigned, becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history and setting off another Conservative leadership race. 

‘From start to finish it was non-existent.’

  Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, with the search for the country and Conservative Party’s new leader underway. ​Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, with the search for the country and Conservative Party’s new leader underway. 

  Labour is calling for voters to have their say on the next prime minister after Liz Truss resigns Labour is calling for voters to have their say on the next prime minister after Liz Truss resigns 

‘I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.’

  Some Tory MPs say they have already submitted letters of no confidence in new PM Some Tory MPs say they have already submitted letters of no confidence in new PM 

Sir Keir has made a statement following the PM’s resignation (Picture: Getty)

Sir Keir Starmer has demanded a general election ‘now’ after Liz Truss’ shock resignation as prime minister.

The Labour leader stressed that the Conservative Party has shown it ‘no longer has a mandate to govern’.

He said: ‘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.

‘Each one of these crises was made in Downing Street but paid for by the British public. Each one has left our country weaker and worse off.’

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  The prime minister said there will be a leadership election within a week The prime minister said there will be a leadership election within a week 

 The Government has made clear it will call another Assembly poll if the DUP fails to re-enter a powersharing executive by next Friday’s deadline. The Government has made clear it will call another Assembly poll if the DUP fails to re-enter a powersharing executive by next Friday’s deadline. 

Liz Truss has confirmed a leadership election will take place next week after she dramatically resigned as prime minister.