Dismayed Tory MPs continue to plot to oust Liz Truss from No 10

Up to 100 letters sent to 1922 Committee as Michael Gove says PM's departure is a matter of when not if'

Dismayed Tory MPs are continuing their plotting to oust Liz Truss, amid anger over plummeting poll ratings and the threat of the axe falling on public spending, despite Jeremy Hunt urging them to unite behind her for the sake of the economy.

Briefings continued in earnest on Tuesday saying that Graham Brady, chair of the powerful backbench 1922 Committee, had received up to 100 letters calling on Truss to go, increasing the pressure on him to rewrite party rules to allow another confidence vote.