The Prime Minister's authority has evaporated among her own MPs after she was forced to sack her Chancellor and ditch her economic plans.
Liz Truss's position as Prime Minister is hanging by a thread as pressure grows for her to stand down.
Angela Richardson today became the fourth Tory MP to call publicly for Truss to stand down saying she the problems with the public finances were "100 per cent down to the Prime Minister". But current Conservative Party rules forbid a confidence ballot for another 11 months and the next general election is not due until late 2024.What are the Tory rules for a vote of no confidence? The Conservative Party's 1922 Committee of backbench MPs stipulates a prime minister cannot face a confidence vote during their first year in office.
What are their other options? The 1922 Committee executive could be forced to change the party rules to allow a vote if there is enough pressure from MPs. If such a decision is made, it is likely Sir Graham would raise the threshold of letters needed for the vote from the 15 per cent mark. Regardless of formal confidence vote rules, if enough MPs submitted letters of no confidence to prove Truss could not command her party or pass legislation, her hand would likely be forced.
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