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| Keir Starmer leads calls for immediate general election | Keir Starmer leads calls for immediate general election |
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| Watch: 'What a mess' - Sir Keir on Tory party leadership | Watch: 'What a mess' - Sir Keir on Tory party leadership |
| Watch: 'What a mess' - Sir Keir on Tory party leadership | Watch: 'What a mess' - Sir Keir on Tory party leadership |
| Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for an immediate general election following the resignation of the prime minister. | Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for an immediate general election following the resignation of the prime minister. |
| Sir Keir said the country "cannot have another experiment at the top of the Tory party". | Sir Keir said the country "cannot have another experiment at the top of the Tory party". |
| Liz Truss resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in the job, claiming she "cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected". | Liz Truss resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in the job, claiming she "cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected". |
| A new prime minister is expected to be announced by 28 October. | A new prime minister is expected to be announced by 28 October. |
| It will be the second Conservative Party leadership election this year. | It will be the second Conservative Party leadership election this year. |
| Follow Live: Liz Truss resigns as UK prime ministers | Follow Live: Liz Truss resigns as UK prime ministers |
| A quick guide to why Liz Truss resigned | A quick guide to why Liz Truss resigned |
| Could there be an early election? | Could there be an early election? |
| The Liberal Democrats, the SNP and the Green Party have also been calling for an immediate general election. | The Liberal Democrats, the SNP and the Green Party have also been calling for an immediate general election. |
| SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford MP said the "utter chaos at the centre of the Tory government cannot continue any longer". | SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford MP said the "utter chaos at the centre of the Tory government cannot continue any longer". |
| "The thought that the Tories might foist upon us another leader is something I think that people feel revulsion over," he told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme. | |
| "There has to be a reflection of what the public mood is. We've seen the support for the Tory party has fallen through the floor over the last few weeks." | |
| He added that the Tory Party was "out of time" and had a responsibility to act in the national interest. | |
| Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said: "We do not need another Conservative prime minister lurching from crisis to crisis, we need a general election. | Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said: "We do not need another Conservative prime minister lurching from crisis to crisis, we need a general election. |
| "It is time for Conservative MPs to do their patriotic duty, put the country first and give the people a say." | "It is time for Conservative MPs to do their patriotic duty, put the country first and give the people a say." |
| He later told BBC Breakfast that no candidate could provide stability because the party is "so divided". | |
| "The shambolic nature of the modern Conservative Party doesn't give me any faith in them," he said. | |
| The next general election is not due to take place until at least 2024, after the Conservatives won a landslide majority in the last one in 2019. | The next general election is not due to take place until at least 2024, after the Conservatives won a landslide majority in the last one in 2019. |
| Ms Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but she lost authority after a series of U-turns. | Ms Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but she lost authority after a series of U-turns. |
| In a brief speech outside Downing Street, Ms Truss said the Conservative Party had elected her on a mandate to cut taxes and boost economic growth. | In a brief speech outside Downing Street, Ms Truss said the Conservative Party had elected her on a mandate to cut taxes and boost economic growth. |
| But Ms Truss said: "I recognise that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party." | But Ms Truss said: "I recognise that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party." |
| Ms Truss said she would remain in post until a successor formally takes over as party leader and is appointed prime minister by King Charles III. | Ms Truss said she would remain in post until a successor formally takes over as party leader and is appointed prime minister by King Charles III. |
| She will become the shortest-serving PM in British history when she stands down. | She will become the shortest-serving PM in British history when she stands down. |
| Leading pollster Professor Sir John Curtice said whoever leads the Conservative party next should "enjoy the next 18 months to two years, because that will probably be their tenure". | Leading pollster Professor Sir John Curtice said whoever leads the Conservative party next should "enjoy the next 18 months to two years, because that will probably be their tenure". |
| "Parties and governments who preside over a fiscal crisis have nearly always struggled at the ballot box at the next election," Sir John said. | "Parties and governments who preside over a fiscal crisis have nearly always struggled at the ballot box at the next election," Sir John said. |
| An Opinium poll this week projected a 1997-style landslide for Labour, with the party winning 411 seats. | An Opinium poll this week projected a 1997-style landslide for Labour, with the party winning 411 seats. |
| The same poll, conducted for the TUC interviewing more than 10,000 adults, predicted the Conservatives would be reduced from 356 MPs to 137. | The same poll, conducted for the TUC interviewing more than 10,000 adults, predicted the Conservatives would be reduced from 356 MPs to 137. |
| Sir Keir said: "This is not just a soap opera at the top of the Tory party - it's doing huge damage to the reputation of our country. | Sir Keir said: "This is not just a soap opera at the top of the Tory party - it's doing huge damage to the reputation of our country. |
| "We need a general election so the public can have their say on this utter chaos. | "We need a general election so the public can have their say on this utter chaos. |
| "There is an alternative and that is a stable Labour government. We are ready to form a government and stabilise the economy and implement a real plan for government living standards and help people through a cost of living crisis. " | "There is an alternative and that is a stable Labour government. We are ready to form a government and stabilise the economy and implement a real plan for government living standards and help people through a cost of living crisis. " |
| In his speech to the TUC conference earlier, Sir Keir said the Tories were too bogged down with "pathetic squabbles" to govern the country. | In his speech to the TUC conference earlier, Sir Keir said the Tories were too bogged down with "pathetic squabbles" to govern the country. |
| Sir Keir said Labour had a long-term plan to "deliver cheaper bills and higher living standards for working people, growth and jobs in every part of our country". | Sir Keir said Labour had a long-term plan to "deliver cheaper bills and higher living standards for working people, growth and jobs in every part of our country". |
| He outlined some of the policies he announced at Labour's annual conference last month, including those in its "green prosperity plan" | He outlined some of the policies he announced at Labour's annual conference last month, including those in its "green prosperity plan" |
| The plan includes pledges to create a publicly-owned renewable energy firm, achieve carbon-free electricity by 2030, and insulate 19 million homes. | The plan includes pledges to create a publicly-owned renewable energy firm, achieve carbon-free electricity by 2030, and insulate 19 million homes. |