Tory plotters target 70 MPs to oust Liz Truss over fears she could crash the economy

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Conservative Party members are addressing up to 70 MPs in a bid to oust their new leader and Prime Minister Liz Truss amid growing fears that 'it won't bring down the UK economy

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Tory plotters are mobilizing 70 MPs to overthrow Liz Truss over fears she will wreck the economy.

Senior Tories say this is the number needed to get their backbencher Sir Graham Brady to go to the Prime Minister to tell him she needs to think about her position.

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A scheming MP said: 'A flurry of censure letters to Sir Graham would be enough to force him to act.

"We know it's the nuclear option so soon after the last leadership contest, but we have to think about the best interests of the country."

The warning came as tens of thousands protested in dozens of cities and towns over the latest increase in electricity bills.

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Last week, the pound hit a record high against the US dollar of $1.03, although it has since rallied.

And the Bank of England had to step in to save pension funds after the Chancellor's £45bn in unfunded mini-budget tax cuts.

As the Sunday People first revealed, 12 letters of censure were sent as soon as Ms Truss became PM 27 days ago.

But under the rules of the powerful 1922 committee of Conservative backbenchers, she could not face a vote of confidence until a year after taking office, even if the number of letters reached 54 needed to trigger a vote.

Now the top Tories say if 70 letters go...