John Stevenson – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss

The comments made by John Stevenson, the Conservative MP for Carlisle, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.

Undoubtedly this is a very sad day for the Prime Minister on a personal level. However it is not altogether surprising given the regrettable difficulties of the last few weeks, which have led to economic instability and upset across the country.

It is probably for the best that her resignation has come quickly so that we can get on and select a new Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister as quickly as possible to enable us to maintain the stability that we have seen come with the appointment of the new Chancellor this week and his subsequent policy statement.

It is important that we focus our attention now on electing a new Prime Minister to lead our Government in the best interests of the country, one that we can all unite behind in supporting those more vulnerable in our society and delivering on the mandate given to us at the 2019 General Election.