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Senior Conservative Backbencher-'Odds Against' Truss Lasting The Day: ITV

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Paul Brand at ITV tweets: "One member of 1922 executive tells me “odds are against” Liz Truss surviving the day as PM. Committee is expected to meet later to discuss the leadership crisis."

  • Comes after a chaotic day in Westminster in which PM Truss sacked her Home Secretary (one of the most senior gov't ministers), was forced to suspend a senior aide, followed in the evening by confusion and rancour between backbenchers, ministers, and gov't whips over a vote proposed by the opposition Labour party on fracking.
  • A total of eight Conservative MPs have publicly called for Truss' resignation, with the widespread speculation that a much larger number have submitted letters of no confidence to the 1922 Committee chair in private.
  • Political betting markets show little confidence in Truss' continued tenure, with data from Smarkets giving a 50% implied probability that former chancellor Rishi Sunak is PM on New Year's Day.
Chart 1. Betting Market Implied Probability of Who is UK PM on 1 Jan 2023, %

Source: Smarkets

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