Liz Truss accused of 'hiding' after sending Penny Mordaunt to face deputies in her place

Prime Minister Liz Truss was charged today to "hide" from the exam after dodging questions in the House of Commons, sending Penny Mordaunt in her place. answer an urgent question about the economic crisis resulting from her botched mini budget because she was "detained on urgent business".

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Ms Truss should do showing leadership at this time but told MPs: 'The lady is not for standing.'

Sir Keir thanked Ms Mordaunt for answering a question to the Prime Minister, jokingly: "I guess under this Tory government everyone becomes prime minister for 15 minutes."

The Labor leader added: "It's time for leaders to lead. But where is the prime minister? minister? Hide, dodge questions, be afraid of his own shadow. The lady is not ready to show up."

Screams of "where is she?" and 'weak' could be heard in the Commons after Ms Mordaunt appeared at the dispatch box in place of the Prime Minister.

And there were laughs on the Labor benches as the Leader of the Commons said: "With apologies to the Leader of the Opposition and to the House, the Prime Minister is being held on urgent business …and I'm afraid you have to make do with me."

But Ms Mordaunt shrugged off the taunts, telling MPs: "I think in terms of the performance of the opposition, I thinks Larry the cat might give them a hard time."

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Sir Keir said Mrs Truss had no more mandate and had left a 'vacuum' instead of leading at the top of government.

He told the Commons: 'Now is the time for consistent messaging. But what do we get?

“A Prime Minister who says there are absolutely no spending cuts, a Chancellor who says there will be cuts. A prime minister saying she's in charge, a chancellor who thinks he's the CEO and she's just the chair.

"How can Britain get the stability it needs when all the government is proposing is grotesque chaos? How can Britain get the stability it needs, when instead of leadership we have this utter vacuum? country?"