Ricky Gervais leads celebs backed to be PM as Liz Truss' resignation branded a 'shambles'

“Call me cynical, but I bet they all come crawling back.”He added: “The ridiculous overreaction to Musk taking over Twitter has exposed a lot of the very issues that the Tesla and Space X genius has identified and wants to resolve.”It comes after the TalkTV presenter also hit out at renowned actor Bradley Whitford, 63, on Twitter after the actor warned that Elon, 51, taking over the platform will be a “recipe for disaster”.In retaliation Piers, who is a self-professed fan of Elon, fired back by calling The West Wing star a “big baby”. Elon completed his $44bn (£37.9bn) takeover of Twitter on Friday, renaming himself as "Chief Twit" on his profile. The billionaire’s purchase of the site has been controversial, leaving many worrying about the changes he plans to make to the social media platform. This morning, Bradley took to Twitter to warn about the takeover in view of his 480,700 followers. “Entitled bats**t billionaires in charge of the public square is the opposite of freedom and a recipe for disaster,” he wrote. This evening, Piers, who only recently defended Elon, slammed the star in view of his 7.9 million followers. Piers wrote: “As opposed to entitled bats**t actors who - unlike @elonmusk - think any views that challenge their own woke-ravaged self-righteous rantings warrant instant cancellation? “Put your rattle back in your illiberal stroller, you big baby,” he added. On Thursday, April 14, Elon Musk announced an offer to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share. He accepted the deal a couple of weeks later on April 25, but by July 8, he was keen to do a U-turn, claiming he wanted to back out. However, despite the uncertainty over the last few months he has become the owner of the site as of October 27. Piers told his

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But Piers’ remarks caused debate among other social media users, who rushed to reply to his tweet stating their own stances on the latest political development.AmeliaRocket1 questioned: “Will you still be supporting him when he cuts public spending to pay for his own economic mistakes and mismanagement and when these policies collapse the NHS, the same NHS you spent lockdown harking on about?”Simbapatel responded: “He didn’t create covid or war in Ukraine to rise energy prices … most of cuts in spending is driven by external factors.“Money don’t grow on trees you need to balance books but let’s hope most in need gets funding but others will need to suffer it’s facts.” (Sic)JuliesBarnes enquired: “The only speech that is relevant is due on the 31st.“The question is: will Sunak make his difficult decisions fall on the shoulders of people who are already financially struggling and oversee more public service cuts?“Or will he be in charge of a fairer society?”Markhem76 said: “I beg to differ.The finger pointing & hanging out to dry of Truss was a move he could live to regret.“Everyone knows the disastrous policies of Truss and co but he used that as a vehicle to sweep his own mistakes under the table & no doubt has made enemies when he needs goodwill.”LutherBees stated: “I speak for the nation that we believe in Rishi.”The new Prime Minister entered No10 just 49 days after Tory members rejected his bid to take on the top job.The party's grassroots put their faith in Liz Truss's vision for a low tax economy and many also blamed him for the downfall of Boris Johnson.He was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday in a fast-tracked process.The former chancellor was the only candidate to receive enough support from MPs to

Tory toff Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit government after conceding he would not get a job in Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, despite recanting his claim the new Prime Minister was a "socialist".

Rishi Sunak took aim at Liz Truss during his first address to the nation as prime minister saying "mistakes were made" while she was in office.

Incoming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to unite the country “not with words but with actions” and said “mistakes were made” during the disastrous 44-day reign of his now-predecessor Liz Truss.

Rishi Sunak has officially been appointed the 57th Prime Minister after he met the King at Buckingham Palace today.

Rishi Sunak is leading the race to become the UK's next Prime Minister, with Piers Morgan, 57, backing the MP. However, also in the running is Boris Johnson, with the TalkTV host sharing his distate for the former Prime Minister on Twitter.Liz Truss stood down as PM on Thursday, with her departure coming after just 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving Prime Minister in history.As the search for the next leader begins, Piers took to Twitter today to slate Boris in view of his 7.9 million followers.He penned: "Put your country before your bruised ego@BorisJohnson - and stand aside to let @RishiSunak become PM."We need a serious, calm, economy-intelligent brain in charge in these turbulent times, and they’re not your strengths."Many social media users rushed to the comments to share their view on the upcoming election.Bradygirl45 said: "I don't understand how a prime minister can be forced out due to a lack of honesty one month and bought back as the best option the next."What does that say about the Tories? It baffles me."IanHodges69 added: "They should all stand aside and we have a General Election!"They have had plenty of chances and made too many mistakes.

Ricky Gervais, 61, has taken to his Twitter account which boasts 15.1 million followers to share his opinion on the recent political developments.The After Life star first made his opinions known after jokingly putting himself forward to be Liz Truss’ successor. Leading the way for many celebs to make the same joke, Ricky has now said that he could sort out the world within a matter of days with his “great political opinions”.After another turbulent day in politics, Ricky shared a picture of himself and his believed cat Pickle.Seemingly unrelated to politics, the star wrote: “I've got some great political opinions that could sort the world out in days.“But I don't want to upset anyone or cause any arguments, so here's a cat.”The popular comic quickly got support on his tweet, gaining 12,400 likes with many others taking to the comments section to laugh along with Ricky and share comical pictures of their pets.One user, Martha Diomy, got in on the joke sharing an image of her dog.

Isabel Webster, 39, has sparked backlash on Twitter after the GB News presenter issued a personal statement regarding the outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss' decision to resign from her post. It comes after a user slammed her for apparently place her sympathis with the wrong person.The presenter addressed her 40,500 followers as she said she hoped the PM was "okay" in light of her resignation.She said: "Liz Truss made the right call today, but I do hope she’s ok."Can’t have been easy.

The chaos surrounding the UK Government is not only bad for the economy, but potentially disastrous for the environment, a leading West Lothian businessman has said.

The Tory leadership election is heating up as a new prime minister is set to be chosen next week following Liz Truss' bombshell resignation.

Ricky Gervais, 61, took to Twitter this evening to lighten the mood after Liz Truss, 47, announced her resignation as Prime Minister earlier today.The After Life star teased his appointment “wouldn’t be the weirdest news” as fans rushed to the comment section to share their thoughts on the matter.Gervais tweeted out a picture of himself hilariously superimposed outside of the Downing Street residence, telling jokes while a beer rested on his podium.“And it wouldn't even be in the top 10 weirdest news stories of the year,” Gervais captioned the photograph with a laughing emoji. Gervais’ followers rushed to the comments section to join in on the hilarity in the wake of today’s political chaos. Many included pictures of Number 10’s very own Larry the cat, with David quipping: “Ricky, the post has been filled.”Meanwhile, others seemed to love the idea, with Ian commenting: “The acceptance speech alone would make this a great idea.”“This is the PM we all need and deserve,” wrote Neil, while Rob added: “I’d vote for that.”“And based on the last few PMs, it won’t affect your tours as it’s only a part time job,” Andrew joked.“Imagining Ricky in front of parliament giving them the Golden Globes treatment!” Tim penned in reference to Gervais’ famously brutal comedy roasts at the glitzy A-lister event. In her resignation speech, Truss announced that a new leader is to be selected next Friday.Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on September 6 after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest.Resigning after just 44 days in office, she will be remembered as the shortest-serving PM in British history.There have been reports of Johnson standing for re-election, as the Conservative Party have just one

 Former England footballer Gary Lineker insisted Great Britain was “determined to be the laughing stock of the globe” following reports that Boris Johnson, 58, would be standing in the new leadership contest for Prime Minister.The Match of the Day legend’s outrage comes after Liz Truss, 47, told the public she would be stepping down as PM earlier today.This afternoon, Journalist Ragip Soylu tweeted: “BREAKING: Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the contest to replace Liz Truss as PM and believes it is a matter of ‘national interest’.”An incredulous Lineker then replied: “We really do seem determined to be the laughing stock of the globe.”Lineker shared a series of tweets with his 8.6 million Twitter followers shortly after Truss resigned and announced her replacement would be appointed in the space of just one week. “Another Prime Minister resigns. Would you fracking believe it?” Lineker penned, making a quip about the chaotic vote on fracking that occurred in the House of Commons yesterday.While Truss’s government won the key vote, the victory was overshadowed by claims that Tory whips had physically manhandled and bullied backbenchers into backing the Prime Minister’s administration.Some MPs spoke of “total carnage” and “utter madness”, while others have called for an investigation to take place. Labour’s motion, which sought to ban the controversial practice of fracking, was defeated by 230 votes to 326.In another tweet, Lineker wrote: “We appear to have completely lost the plot.

And so it's goodbye and farewell to Liz Truss. All the best and thanks for, well... nothing, really.

Liz Truss, 47, announced her resignation this afternoon after just six weeks as Prime Minister, triggering the process of finding the fourth Tory leader in just four years. Piers Morgan, 57, has taken the opportunity to hint that he would be open to taking on the role, leaving his Twitter users to share their strong opinions on his jibe.As the news broke of Truss' resignation from her role as PM this afternoon, the TalkTV host grabbed the opportunity to joke about the country's situation.In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers Piers shared an unearthed picture of himself smiling as he stood outside Downing street.He left the short caption: "It may be time."As the Tory party search for their fourth Prime Minister in four years, Morgan seems to have quipped that he would be up for the role, upsetting many Twitter users.0Captial_ exclaimed: "You are too arrogant for that position, people don't like you and simply in this world you need to be likeable in order to be successful.Something you are not."Atb_1972 quipped back: "You name me one Prime Minister that was likeable? I'll wait."BennyBeggs said of Piers: "Would be fun to see actually, imagine a prime minister who just gets up walks away after getting questioned and not seen for days."RyanTomson3 commented: "I know we’re desperate but not that desperate."The resignation of Truss' Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Wednesday as well as a chaotic vote in the Commons sealed the PM's doomed fate.Her departure after 45 days in office makes her the shortest-serving PM in UK history.Speaking outside Downing Street this afternoon, Truss stated: "I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.

Forget Liz Truss - it's the whole Tory party that should be packing their bags tonight, according to two Ayrshire politicians.

Liz Truss has resigned after just 45 days in office.The Loose Women panellist said she had received a barrage of messages from friends "all over the world" reacting to the update.Charlene retweeted a post by her ITV News colleague, political editor Robert Peston, that featured a photo of the former Prime Minister.The tweet read: "Truss: I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.The leadership election will last a week."Charlene then added in her retweet: "We’re supposed to be one of the leading powers on the international stage… …and yet …here we are. 44 days.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has dramatically resigned after just six weeks and will be replaced as Conservative leader by next Friday.