Liz Truss to quit as prime minister

Exclusive: Statement expected shortly after departures of top ministers and evaporation of political authority

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Liz Truss is to issue a statement resigning as prime minister after just 45 days, following the near-complete evaporation of her political authority, a process begun by last month's disastrous mini-budget. It's over," a source said.

Truss, who would become the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, has been under pressure from Tory MPs to quit after the resignation of Suella Braverman as home secretary and as the Tory party plunged into chaos.