‘A tragic figure’: in Liz Truss’s seat there is anger, frustration and little sympathy

The mood in the PM's Norfolk constituency is sombre as the Tory leader is seen to have no credibility though some fear more turmoil

The historic town of Downham Market in Liz Truss's South West Norfolk constituency should be a personal bulwark in political crisis and economic turmoil. This weekend, confidence in the prime minister in her own Conservative heartland was ebbing away.

While officials in Downing Street contemplate whether Truss is now in her last days of office and MPs plot possible succession, the verdict on her record among the market stalls, coffee bars and busy shopping streets of the market town was harsh.