Suella Braverman quits and vote chaos add to turmoil for PM

Event 09:28 20 Oct, 2022
A chaotic day in Parliament has left Liz Truss's survival
Suella Braverman quits and vote chaos add to turmoil for PM

Opposition MPs alleged some Tories were bullied and manhandled into voting with the government on fracking, Qazet.az reports.

A minister denied the claim, but many Tory MPs ended the day feeling angry and let down by their own party.

Conservative MP Charles Walker said the situation was a "shambles".

Visibly furious, he told the BBC there was "no coming back" for the government.

Downing Street started Wednesday believing the prime minister was on a more solid footing after the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as chancellor - and his decision to reverse much of Ms Truss's mini-Budget - appeared to have calmed the markets. 

She also survived Prime Minister's Questions - the weekly question session with MPs - relatively unscathed.

However, things began to unravel for Ms Truss shortly afterwards.