The Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Honiton Richard Foord and Conservative MP Simon Jupp has reacted the news Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned this afternoon.
East Devon Conservative MP Simon Jupp said: "The Prime Minister has taken the right and honourable step given the situation.
The Conservative Party must now quickly unite around a new leader to continue to deliver for our great country." Responding to Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister after just 45 days in office,
Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton & Honiton Richard Foord said: “This Conservative instability has gone on long enough. Our country is in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, with people and businesses crying out for steady hands on the wheel. “The very last thing we need right now is another Conservative stitch up with an un-elected Prime Minister lurching from crisis to crisis, without any mandate from the people. “We need a General Election, so we can get this car-crash of a government out of power and deliver the real change our communities need.”
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