Sturgeon calls on Liz Truss to resign as PM
The First Minister is also urging Tory MPs to call an election
Last updated 14th Oct 2022
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Liz Truss should resign as Prime Minister to restore "economic stability" to the UK.
In a tweet, the First Minister wrote: "The best thing Liz Truss could do for economic stability now is resign.
"Her decisions have crashed the economy and heaped misery on people already struggling with a cost of living crisis.
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"The only decent thing for Tory MPs to do now is call time on her govt and allow an election."
It follows a turbulent afternoon at Downing Street after now ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked by Liz Truss.
He confirmed the news in a tweet saying, 'You have asked me to stand aside as your Chancellor, I have accepted.'
Mr Kwarteng flew back to London on Friday for the talks after cutting short a visit to the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting in Washington.
It follows days of turmoil in the markets amid concerns about the impact of his £43 billion tax giveaway on the public finances.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said "11th hour U-turns and scapegoating" will not be enough to save Ms Truss.
"It's not just Kwasi Kwarteng that needs to go. We need to remove all those that were involved in putting together this disastrous plan, and everyone that signed it off - not just the guy who read it out.
"It's time to remove this economically illiterate and morally bankrupt Tory party from government.
"We need a general election now, so that Labour can boot this rotten Tory Government out of office."
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Calls for an election were joined by the Scottish Lib Dems on Friday, with leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, who said: "Enough is enough.
"It started with Boris Johnson failing our country, and now Liz Truss is trashing our economy. It's time for us to have our say in a general election."
Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater added that, as well as Mr Kwarteng, the Prime Minister should also resign.
"It's not just the chancellor who needs to go," she said.
"It is also this dangerous Prime Minister who appointed him and the cabinet who have supported him every step of the way.
"This has already gone on too long, and far too many people are suffering.
"If Liz Truss wants to emerge with any shred of credibility, then it can't just be her chancellor that leaves Downing Street, it must also be her."