i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i have therefore spoken to his majesty the king to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. after weeks of chaos and turmoil, liz truss calls it a day she becomes the shortest serving prime minister in british history. just six weeks after her appointment by her majesty the queen, liz truss becomes a victim of her own failure to command confidence at westminster and beyond. tonight, the talk at westminster is of potential successors, and whether the conservatives can find a person capable of repairing the damage.
to impose her authority since the tax cutting mini budget, most of which has now been abandoned. there will now be an accelerated leadership election. it s meant to be completed by a week tomorrow, and the aim is clearly to limit the number of candidates. any mp wishing to stand will need to get 100 of their fellow conservative mps to nominate them. we start tonight with our political editor chris mason at westminster. in downing street. liz truss as prime minister, the steepest, shortest and fastest roller coaster in british political history. she triumphed, reaching the very top of british politics, but crashes out faster than any of her predecessors in british history, and she bequeaths a party and a country in chaos. there is no more important moment in british politics when you
because of reduced supply. chad s military led government says about 50 people have been killed in a day of protests for a swifter transition to democratic rule. the unrest took place on the day when the president, general mahamat idriss deby, was originally due to step down. the united nations has urged an investigation into the violence. in beijing, the chinese communist party congress is continuing but some parts of the city are under a covid lockdown, after an increase in infections. delegates are being kept away from beijing s residents. stephen mcdonell has more. thousands of delegates down at the great hall of the people are possibly not aware that the city which is hosting the communist party
what an extraordinary moment. just three and a half months since borisjohnson stood at that lectern and resigned himself, now his successor has done just the same. the chaos deepens. enter, then, this man, sir graham brady, who the prime minister mentioned, who will oversee the race to replace liz truss. what s he got to say? good afternoon, everybody. there s not a great deal i can say at the moment. i have spoken to the party chairman, jake berry, and he has confirmed that it will be possible to conduct a ballot and conclude a leadership election by friday the 28th of october. do you accept that this is a complete dog s dinner? it s certainly not a circumstance that i would wish to see. so what do the other parties make of it? the conservatives rivals say it s time for a general election. cor, blimey, another opponent for you to face. what do you make of it? well, it is another opponent, and, you know, we re burning
of certainty and stability. danny savage, bbc news, wetherby. around the world, leaders have been giving their reaction to news of liz truss resignation. in the us, president biden thanked her for her partnership on the war in ukraine, and said the us and uk would continue to cooperate closely. in france, president macron said it was important for britain to find stability as soon as possible. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has more detail on the global reaction. we re following some breaking news out of the united kingdom. after less than two months on thejob. her resignation made headlines around the world, capturing the international bewilderment at the chaos in the uk. this from italy, no stranger itself to short governments. and a german journalist found herself having to repeat the expletives used by one mp last night. i m bleep furious and i don t bleep care any more. - she continues in german. in brussels, eu leaders