The comments made by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
General election, now.
Our city and country has never needed a Labour government more.
Category: Speeches
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Michael Fabricant – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Michael Fabricant, the Conservative MP for Lichfield, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
I feel so sorry for Liz Truss and the nation. If it hadn’t been Kwasi Kwarteng’s grand experiment (the mini-budget), this would not have happened. I wish Liz and her team in No. 10 well for the future.
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Aaron Bell – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Aaron Bell, the Conservative MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
I am currently in a debate about levelling up, but have just seen that the PM has resigned. A successor will be elected within a week.
These are very difficult times nationally and internationally. Those of us in Westminster must work together and put the national interest first.
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Liz Truss – 2022 Statement Resigning as Prime Minister and Leader of Conservative Party
The statement made by Liz Truss, the Prime Minister, at Downing Street, London, on 20 October 2022.
I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.
Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.
Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent.
And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth.
I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this.
We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance.
And we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth economy – that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.
I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.
I have therefore spoken to His Majesty The King to notify him that I am resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party.
This morning I met the Chair of the 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady.
We have agreed there will be a leadership election to be completed in the next week.
This will ensure we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country’s economic stability and national security.
I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen.
Thank you.
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Rosena Allin-Khan – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Rosena Allin-Khan, the Labour MP for Tooting, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
The Conservative Party has lost all authority to lead Britain. They’re wrecking the country.
Keir Starmer is ready to govern, Labour are ready to govern. We need a General Election, now.
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Ed Miliband – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Ed Miliband, the Shadow Business Secretary, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
The Conservative Party is unfit to govern. 12 years of failure, 5 Prime Ministers, and working people paying the price. We need a General Election now.
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Marsha de Cordova – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Marsha de Cordova, the Labour MP for Battersea, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
It is right that the Prime Minister has resigned. She never had the mandate or authority to govern our country.
Under her leadership, the country lurched from one crisis to another. In 45 days, she had crashed the economy, the pound and the reputation of the country. Many of my constituents will pay the price for her and the Tory Party’s reckless actions.
They should be utterly ashamed of their actions over the past year, first under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and now Liz Truss. Once again, they put their interests over that of the country and caused serious long-term damage.
Their behaviour shows the true level of entitlement and contempt they have for the people.
We are living in a Tory crisis: made in Downing Street, paid for by the people.
We urgently need to restore integrity and trust in our democracy. This starts with a General Election.
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Rebecca Long-Bailey – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Rebecca Long-Bailey, the Labour MP for Salford and Eccles, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
The PM is finally gone, but this chaos is crippling the country. We need a #GeneralElection now.
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Ian Blackford – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Ian Blackford, the SNP leader at Westminster, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
It was inevitable Liz Truss would have to go after all the damage she’s inflicted – but merely swapping leaders of a broken and chaotic Tory government is not enough.
There must now be a general election. People will accept nothing less.
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Mhairi Black – 2022 Comments on the Resignation of Liz Truss
The comments made by Mhairi Black, the SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, on Twitter on 20 October 2022.
It’s like the Tories subscribed for a free month trial and have just remembered to cancel it.