Mutinous Conservative MPs have given Liz Truss 17 days to save her job.
Tory whips warned she could face a leadership challenge if Kwasi Kwarteng’s economic statement on October 31 fails to end the turbulence in the financial markets.
And late last night it was reported that Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt were being lined up on a joint ticket to replace the Prime Minister.
Senior Tories are preparing the pair, who both ran in summer’s leadership contest, to enter No 10 if the current Prime Minister falls, according to The Times.
The Prime Minister and her closest aides were last night weighing up whether to ditch parts of last month’s emergency mini-Budget, including her flagship pledge to scrap an £18billion hike in corporation tax.
Asked about the prospect of another humiliating U-turn, the Chancellor said yesterday: ‘Let’s see.’
Liz Truss, pictured here at Prime Ministers Questions yesterday, has been given 17 days to save her job by Tory MPs
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