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Dorries wants an election!

Nadine Dorries, who was a culture secretary under Boris Johnson before supporting Liz Truss, has suggested Ms Truss should call a general election.

She appears to be disgruntled with the PM rowing back on policy promised in the 2019 Conservative manifesto.

Ms Dorries said: "Widespread dismay at the fact that three years of work has effectively been put on hold.

"No one asked for this. Channel 4 sale, online safety, BBC licence fee review - all signed off by cabinet all ready to go, all stopped.

"If Liz wants a whole new mandate, she must take to the country."

12.24pm https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...truss-12593360

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What next? Michael Gove as PM?

One of the things that has been striking as you tour the conference
hotel bars is the amount of poison that is being dripped in ears.

"This has an end of days feel," one minister tells me.

Others are sanguine about changing career after losing their seats.

One big donor was blunt in their assessment of Liz Truss, saying simply: "She's finished."

As for potential successors, Boris Johnson, Mr Gove, Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak are being talked about as possible next PMs.

10.38am https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...truss-12593360