with another new leader named by next friday. disbelief across the uk as downing street implodes in the middle of a soaring cost of living crisis. it just needs itjust needs stabilising, it needs sorting out and moving forward. because the rest of the country is in turmoil, isn t it? because the rest of the country is in turmoil, isn t it? breaking news out of the united in turmoil, isn t it? breaking news out of the united kingdom. - in turmoil, isn t it? breaking news| out of the united kingdom. after less than out of the united kingdom. after less than two months on the job. how much damage is all this political chaos doing to the uk s and coming up on the bbc news channel. for continuing coverage and analysis from a team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. liz truss has resigned after 44 days in office. she is now the shortest serving prime minister in british history. just 2a hours after she told mps defiantly that she was a fighter not a
election forward to a particular date, perhaps next year, or not. the political climate for the general election will be mighty loud. chris mason, election will be mighty loud. chris mason. thank election will be mighty loud. chris mason, thank you. this is all of course happening at a moment when millions of people are grappling with the soaring cost of living and worrying about how they are going to pay their mortgages, their energy bills, theirfood bills. our north of england correspondent danny savage was talking to people in the yorkshire town of wetherby as the news broke this lunchtime. lunchtime in the black bull in wetherby. this was quite the conversation stopper. i wetherby. this was quite the conversation stopper.- wetherby. this was quite the conversation stopper. i am resigning as leader of conversation stopper. i am resigning as leader of the conversation stopper. i am resigning as leader of the conservative - conversation stopper. i am resigning as leader of the