Who will be the next chancellor? Latest odds after Kwasi Kwarteng sacked

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

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.

With Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister, many will want to know who is touted to pick up the premiership next.

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister after less than 50 days in charge.

Liz Truss is out as UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party following weeks of political chaos in Westminster.

Suella Braverman has resigned as Home Secretary after 'making a mistake', she has said.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has incurred the wrath of GB News host Nana Akua who reminded viewers of when she claims he "had a go at" her on Twitter and says "I demand an apology". Gary has recently been found in breach of his BBC contract after he made comments about the Conservative party taking money from Russian donors.

Liz Truss has apologised for her 'mistakes' and has pledged to lead the Tories into the next general election as she fought for her job after ditching her tax-cutting plans. The Prime Minister said she has 'adjusted what we’re doing' after the Government’s fiscal policies spooked the markets.

Loose Women's Coleen Nolan told the ITV audience to "get out" after they launched a poll that divided opinion.Coleen was joined by Ruth Langsford, Jane Moore and Janet Street-Porter as they discussed current affairs and the topic of conversation landed on the government.The women spoke about current Prime Minister Liz Truss and opened up the floor for debate.READ MORE: This Morning fans torn over The Chase's Mark Labbett's 'different' appearance on showThe panellists thought they heard audience members shouting in support for Boris Johnson and asked them to speak up, but the response left Coleen seething.Nolan thought they had shouted "no" and asked them in shock if they "wanted Boris back".The audience cheered but the former singer couldn't believe what she was hearing.She appeared to jokingly tell the audience off and sent them out of the studio as their opposing positions clearly infuriated her.Coleen said: "Get out," as she pointed her finger behind her, towards the back of the studio.Nolan then rhetorically asked: "Who let this lot in?"Ruth Langsford then changed the subject and asked "whether Liz Truss should resign" and the audience gave a show of hands.A large majority of the studio put their hands up and Ruth then revealed that they had hosted a poll on Twitter, in which 88% of people said "yes".Ruth quipped: "Overwhelmingly, people are saying she should resign.

Liz Truss looks like she is a leader ‘totally out of her depth’, according to voters in Manchester, with the vast majority calling for a general election.

Radio 4 listeners had quite the wake-up this morning after actress Miriam Margolyes launched into an expletive outburst about the new Chancellor.

Rylan Clark has been forced to hit back at fans on Twitter who he says "really need to read [his] tweets" after many missed the "irony" in a post about the current government. The Radio Two presenter, 33, took to the social media site yesterday to tweet: "It’s sad and not nice to laugh and throw insults when people make wrong choices in their jobs. Mistakes happen.

Brian Clough’s famous ‘they keep failing you know’ rant on politicians from 1974 was doing the rounds after Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked by Prime Minister Liz Truss.The former Chancellor was forced to step aside after only 38 days in office, after his disastrous mini budget plunged the value of the pound, resulting in the Bank of England buying back billions of pounds of government debt to reduce the interest rate. Jeremy Hunt has since been brought into No 11 to help resurrect the country’s recent economic performance.It is another humiliating event for the Prime Minister, who only stepped into No.10 on September 5.

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Jeremy Hunt has been named Chancellor following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng.

READ MORE: Darwin Nunez is to blame for Mo Salah's slow start to season, says ex-Liverpool starWith Kwarteng lasting just 38 days in office, Daily Star Sport examine six football managers who were somehow gone in even quicker time...Replacing Jose Mourinho at Porto following their historic Champions League victory in 2004, Luigi Delneri had transformed Chievo from Serie B strugglers to a settled Serie A side before his appointment at Estadio do Dragao.HAVE YOUR SAY! Which current Premier League manager would make the best Chancellor? Let us know in the comments section.Chievo were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their existence under Delneri's tenure and also qualified for the UEFA Cup in their debut campaign.However, the Italian failed to take charge of a single Porto game and was sacked before the season started due to reports he continuously turned up late for training sessions.Manchester United legend Paul Scholes enjoyed a brief spell at Oldham in 2019 in his only permanent managerial role to date. Opening up on his 31-day reign with old team-mate Gary Neville, Scholes revealed he just wanted to "give it [management] a go.""I love Oldham, I just wanted to give it a go and see what happened.

K.J. Yossman U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer – the government’s top financial post – after just five weeks into office. The move comes as the U.K. continues to deal with the fall-out of Kwarteng’s mini-budget, which Truss endorsed and triggered financial turmoil, including a steep rise in interest rates. The country as already been dealing with sky-rocketing energy costs as well as a cost of living crisis, which is affecting both individuals and businesses. Kwarteng was in the U.S. for business when he was called back urgently on Friday (Oct. 14) to hear he’d been sacked. At time of writing, Truss had not yet announced his replacement.

As Prime Minister Liz Truss prepares to hold crisis talks over her controversial mini-budget, the future of the current government has become more uncertain.