Liz Truss's position remains perilous and her performance at PMQs may determine how long she survives in the top job

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She will be confronted by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer for the first time since new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her tax cuts policy - and could even face calls from rebel Tory MPs to go.

, she is now facing a damaging backbench rebellion over a Downing Street U-turn on pensions.

If pensions were to rise in line with earnings instead of inflation, that would mean an increase of 5.5% rather than 10%, costing pensioners £8.35 a week or £434 a year and saving Mr Hunt £4.5bn a year.Earlier, in a brutal onslaught, the PM's arch-critic Michael Gove was asked at an event if it was no longer a question of whether Ms Truss goes but when she goes and he replied:"Absolutely right.

Those who did attend were largely supportive, however. Senior backbencher Mark Pritchard said as he left Downing Street:"I don't think you have seen last of Liz Truss. I think she will lead us into next election."Another senior MP present, Ian Liddell-Grainger, said:"We were very blunt about where we feel we are.

 

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If she turns up

I’ll bet my ‘soon to increase’ mortgage she’s not there!

at least theres no animations left to harass everyone over the bobo zulu fish in this

I'm sure she will be very looked after. Unlike the rest of the UK

LOL. There are many wanting to eat the lettuce.-

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