Tories will choose next Prime Minister in ‘less than a week’ – what happens next

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The race is on to replace Liz Truss as Britain's new Prime Minister.

Truss resigned in a blaze of glory earlier today (October 20) after 44 chaotic days in charge – and failing to outlast the Daily Star lettuce.

It came after 1922 Committee chair Graham Brady went to visit the PM at Downing Street and 16 MPs publicly called for her to step down.

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Speaking outside Number 10, the outgoing-PM said: "I came into office at a time of great economical and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.

"Putin's illegal war in Ukraine threatens the whole security of our continent and our country has been held back too long on economic growth. I was elected to change this.

Having taken part in an eight-week-long election campaign – which now seems like a total waste of time an energy for everyone – her predecessor will be appointed in just eight days time.

"I have spoken to the King to notify him I am resigning. I met the chair of the 1922 Committee and we agreed a leadership election will be completed in the next week to deliver our country's economic stability. I will remain as PM until my successor has been chosen.”

She will remain in power until a replacement is found.

No clear details have been set out by the Conservative's 1922 committee chairman Sir Graham Brady yet, but it is thought that MPs will vote over the weekend to pick their final two or three candidates, and the party's membership will then spend most of the next four days, from Monday (October 24) voting to choose the country's next Prime Minister via an online vote.

It is expected that details will be confirmed tonight (October 20), with the new Prime Minister taking up the poisoned chalice by Friday (October 28).

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However, it is possible that, should a clear favourite appear early enough, all the candidates could step aside and let one person be “crowned” winner, as happened in 2017 when Theresa May took on the task of being PM when Andrea Leadsom dropped out of the race.

The Labour Party has, as expected, called for a General Election, which, if it happened, would all but wipe out the Tory Party from existence in the House of Commons.

It is highly unlikely that the new Prime Minister will agree to that – although the current PM was beaten by a wet lettuce, so who knows.

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