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The full list of Tory MPs who are calling on Liz Truss to go

Alexandra Rogers
17 October 2022, 1:24 pm

Crispin Blunt, Angela Richardson and Andrew Bridgen have all demanded that Liz Truss quit. (Photo: Getty Images)

Liz Truss is under increasing pressure to quit as prime minister after abandoning the major elements of her economic vision.

Truss’s credibility has never been more fragile after she was forced to install Jeremy Hunt as chancellor following the sacking of her political ally Kwasi Kwarteng.

In his first major act as chancellor, Hunt took an axe to the mini-budget and undid the core pillars of Truss’s economic strategy in a bid to reassure the financial markets.

While Hunt may have achieved his aim, it has left Tory MPs feeling that Truss has categorically failed in hers.

Some believe that Hunt is now the one in charge and that she no longer has a mandate to govern.

Here are all the Tory MPs who have called on Truss to quit.

Crispin Blunt

Crispin Blunt MP. (Photo: Anthony Devlin - PA Images via Getty Images)
Former minister Crispin Blunt was the first of Truss’s colleagues to tell her to quit.

He said the “game is up” for Truss because she is “too unpopular” with the public.

“Most MPs clearly understand that prime minister Truss’s authority is now fatally damaged,” he said.

“She has to go now as she cannot win nor sustain the confidence of her colleagues, far less the public and a relentless media.

“It’s a blinding glimpse of the obvious that this cannot and should not continue.”

Andrew Bridgen

Andrew Bridgen MP. (Photo: Jacob King - PA Images via Getty Images)
Vocal backbencher Andrew Bridgen told the Daily Telegraph that the Conservative party “cannot carry on like this”.

The MP for North West Leicestershire, who also sent a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, said: “Our country, its people and our party deserve better,” he said.

Jamie Wallis

Jamie Wallis MP. (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
Jamie Wallis, who was elected as the MP for Bridgend in 2019, called on Truss to stand down, arguing that she could not “unite” the party.

In a letter to the prime minister, Wallis hit out at the “very basic and avoidable errors in your approach”.

“Your decision to appoint historical supporters of you personally rather than the most qualified politicians available in the party has led to decisions that have done clear and obvious harm to the British economy.”

Angela Richardson

Angela Richardson MP. (Photo: UK Parliament/Roger Harris via PA Media)
Angela Richardson became the fourth Tory MP to demand Truss’ resignation on Monday when she said the problems with the public finances were “100% down to the prime minister”.

In an interview with Times Radio, the MP for Guildford said: “I just don’t think that it’s tenable that she can stay in her position any longer. And I’m very sad to have to say that.”

Charles Walker

Charles Walker MP. (Photo: House of Commons - PA Images via Getty Images)
Veteran backbencher Charles Walker called on Truss to go shortly after she sat silently next to Jeremy Hunt as he delivered a statement to MPs on Monday.

Walker told Sky News’ Beth Rigby: “I think her position is untenable. She has put colleagues, the country, through a huge amount of unnecessary pain and upset and worry.

“If she doesn’t go right now, it will not be her decision.”

 

Proof positive that all the members of the scumbag 'nasty sleaze party' idiots and cretins. Whilst a majority (55 %) now want Truss to resign, notwithstanding the stupidity, furore and lies surrounding Johnson, up to 32 % of these scumbags want him to return as Prime Minister.




A Majority Of Tory Members Want Liz Truss To Resign – Six Weeks After Electing Her

Ned Simons
18 October 2022, 0:47 pm

(Photo: DANIEL LEAL via Getty Images)

(Photo: DANIEL LEAL via Getty Images)

A majority of Conservative Party members now want Liz Truss to resign - just six weeks after picking her as party leader and prime minister.

Truss won the Tory leadership in September with 57.4% of the vote, beating Rishi Sunak who secured 42.6%.

But a YouGov poll published on Tuesday shows 55% of party members now want Truss to quit, with only 38% wanting her to remain in office.

It follows the economic chaos caused by last month’s disastrous mini-budget, most of which has now been dumped by the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt.

The poll also revealed a third of Tory members (32%) want to see Boris Johnson return from the political wilderness and take over again.

A quarter (23%) would prefer Sunak to become PM, while 10% want defence secretary Ben Wallace and 9% want Penny Mordaunt.


(Photo: YouGov)
(Photo: YouGov)

While most of those members who voted for Truss at the leadership election want her to stay (57%), a substantial minority would like her to go (39%).

It came as Truss was warned by a senior minister that she cannot afford to make any more mistakes as she battles to save her premiership.

She chaired a meeting of the cabinet this morning after being forced to watch as her entire economic strategy was torn up by Hunt.

Truss is also expected to hold talks with the European Research Group of Brexiteer Tory MPs later today as she desperately tries to hang on to her job.

She has apologised for the mistakes she made over the ill-fated mini-Budget and has declared she intends to lead the party into the next general election.

But ultimately that may not be her choice if MPs move against her.

A separate poll from YouGov found Truss was now nearly as unpopular as Prince Andrew with the wider public.

Armed forces minister James Heappey told Sky News that Truss was doing a “good job” but warned “I don’t think there’s the opportunity to make any more mistakes”.

One of the factors keeping Truss in office despite being forced to abandon the economic platform that got her elected as Tory leader is the lack of an obvious candidate to replace her.

Tory MPs are reluctant to have another leadership contest among the Conservative membership, something that could take months and further damage the party’s reputation.

But avoiding a contest would mean identifying a consensus figure who would be acceptable to the majority of MPs.