Warwick's MP has said the public should demand a general election or "continue to suffer" under a Conservative government.

MP for Warwick and Leamington Matt Western said a general election is needed immediately following the resignation of prime minister Liz Truss today (October 20).

Ms Truss announced during a speech outside No. 10 that she will step down as Tory leader after just 44 days in office.

Mr Western described her tenure as "disastrous".

"Six weeks of financial chaos, rising interest rates and mortgage market mayhem that has left us, the public, picking up their bill," he said.

"Whilst the Conservative Party decide on who they wish to parachute into the role, the public continues to suffer.

"The answer to the issues plaguing the country is not imposing yet another failing Conservative prime minister but letting the public have their voices heard. 

"That must happen and the public should demand it.

"A general election is needed now – the country is desperate for change and a new Conservative leader at the head of their sinking ship is not going to provide the change the nation so urgently needs."

Meanwhile Cllr Andrew Day, the leader of Warwick District Council, said now is not the time for a general election.

While he welcomed the news of Ms Truss' resignation he said a drawn-out election campaign during the winter is not what voters want.

(Header image via parliament.uk)

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