Liz Truss lasted simply FORTY FOUR days as Prime Minister prior to her resignation (Image: PA)

the new Top Minister shall be decided inside the next week following Liz Truss’ resignation, simply FORTY FOUR days after she was once voted into office.

The beleaguered Tory chief introduced she used to be resigning nowadays (October 20) turning into the shortest ever PM in history.

Talking outdoor the doors to Number 10, Ms Truss time-honored she couldn’t ship the guarantees she made in her leadership marketing campaign, having lost the religion of her party.

‘I understand although, given the placement, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i used to be elected by way of the Conservative Celebration. I’ve due to this fact spoken to His Majesty the King to inform him that i am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party,’ she said.

Ms Truss used to be voted in to the submit by way of contributors of the public who belong to the Conservative Party – however will they have their say subsequent time, or will the next one be all the way down to MPs?

Here’s what you’ll be expecting…

Will the new Top Minister be elected via the public or voted via Tories?

The Short time frame for the leadership election shows it might be determined by the parliamentary birthday celebration and never via participants of the Conservative Birthday Party.

Sir Graham Brady, the head of the 1922 Committee, stated that the election might happen inside the subsequent week, with a brand new leader to be decided in time for the Financial Commentary on October 31.

He later confirmed that Tory members participating will want no less than 100 nominations from other MPs prior to 2pm on Monday, October 24.

It used to be additionally introduced it could participate in an online balloting machine.

there’ll also be hustings behind closed doorways on Monday – but if there is only one a success

Mr Brady advised newshounds: ‘I’ve spoken to the birthday celebration chairman, Jake Berry, and he has showed that it will be imaginable to behavior a poll and finish a management election via Friday the 28 October.’

‘So we should always have a brand new chief in position sooner than the financial commentary which will happen on the thirty first.’

On The Other Hand, if there’s only one a success nomination, the brand new chief and PM can be introduced sooner than October 28.

Who could be the next Prime Minister?

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have instantly turn out to be the frontrunners to succeed Ms Truss.

Ms Mordaunt got here 3rd in that race and placed her backing behind Ms Truss whilst she used to be eliminated.

Rishi Sunak is likely to be a entrance-runner to be the next PM (Picture: Getty Photographs)

It’s additionally been instructed that former House Secretary, Suella Braverman, who was once sacked by means of Ms Truss the day gone by, might be a contender, offering the fitting wing of the Tory birthday party a way into energy.

Then Again Jeremy Hunt has dominated himself out of competition, after turning into Chancellor last week, following the departure of Kwasi Kwarteng.

There have additionally been a few suggestions that Boris Johnson could even make a comeback as PM – with some Tory MPs brazenly calling for him to go back.

He additionally has the backing of Nadine Dorries, who tweeted: ‘there is no unity candidate. no one has sufficient make stronger. just one MP has a mandate from birthday celebration members and from the British public – a mandate with an EIGHTY seat majority. Boris Johnson.’

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