Departure of Liz Truss ignites clamour for General Election

As Tories pull their hair out over who's to replace Liz Truss, the opposition parties are in full voice calling for a General Election.

Sir Keir Starmer demanded a poll “now” after Truss quit, and said Labour is “very prepared” with a manifesto ready to go.

In the wake of Ms Truss’s resignation as Tory leader after a chaotic 44 days in office, the Labour leader said: “After 12 years of Tory failure, the British people deserve so much better than this revolving door of chaos”.

He said the Conservatives “do not have a mandate to put the country through yet another experiment” and that the British public “deserve a proper say” on the country’s future.

The fourth Tory PM in six years lasted a mere 45 days and has angered many of the electorate who didn't vote for her. Will a general election be likely? Not if the Conservatives can help it.