Britons demand general election NOW after Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister in humiliation

Tory leaders have announced that replacement for outgoing PM Liz Truss will once again be selected by party members and not the public, many of whom are still in shock for the last 44 days

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Keir Starmer calls for general election after Liz Truss resigns

Just 44 days after being elected Prime Minister, Liz Truss resigned yesterday, humiliated by her disastrous handling of the economy.

But Tory leaders have announced her replacement will again be chosen by party members in a leadership race - Boris Johnson believed to be lined up for a shock comeback despite his own record of disgrace in Number 10 .

And furious voters have demanded an immediate general election so the public has a say in who takes charge.

Ms Truss becomes Britain's shortest PM when she steps down next week.

But while she may be gone, millions are still reeling from the effects of her chaotic mini-budget for the rich, which has sparked a spike in mortgage payments and the threat of savage cuts in housing. public services to fill the financial black hole it caused.

Truss becomes Britain's shortest prime minister ever after replacing Boris Johnson (

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And the PM offered no apology or showed any contrition for the fiasco in her 88-second resignation speech to No 10.

She left just 24 hours after insisting she was "a fighter, not a quitter" during a bruising PMQ with Keir Starmer on Wednesday.

The Labor leader also demanded a general election.

He said: 'What a waste, this is not just a soap opera at the top of the Conservative Party, this is causing enormous damage to our economy and our country's reputation.

We demand a general election now

This Conservative government has turned the center of power into a cheap B&B for a family estate...