Who will be next Prime Minister if Liz Truss resigns?

Liz Truss is preparing to make a dramatic statement in Downing Street today after crisis talks with Tory chiefs. As Ms Truss's fate seems to be slipping out of her hands just 44 days into her premiership: Keir Starmer has twisted the knife on Ms Truss demanding an immediate general election in a speech to the TUC conference in Brighton; Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has launched an investigation into the claims of bullying during the votes last night; New Home Secretary Grant Shapps has been summoned to answer an urgent question in the House of Commons today; Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has denied that she is about to quit, with several senior figures rumoured to be on 'resignation watch'; The Pound has dropped to $1.119 against the US dollar, its lowest level for a week, as markets digest the political turmoil; Tory MPs have warned Jeremy Hunt must be given space to complete the Halloween Budget planning while Ms Truss 'addresses' leadership issues in private; Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman became the second senior Cabinet minister to go in one week; Ms Truss announced a shock u-turn and said she would guarantee the pensions triple lock during PMQs; The PM's senior aide Jason Stein was suspended pending an investigating into briefing, after sources told newspapers at the weekend that Ms Truss had not offered Sajid Javid the Chancellor job because he is 'sh**'; The Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip told their colleagues they had resigned - only for them to 'unresign' after three hours of cajoling by the PM. Chair of the 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady is in Downing Street speaking to the PM today Liz Truss left Parliament last night having endured what her own MP's described as 'appalling' chaos after spending hours reportedly convincing her Chief Whip not to resign Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was seen deep in conversation on his phone in Whitehall today Deputy PM Therese Coffey and Tory chair Jake Berry have also gone into the building, fuelling speculation that the crisis could be about to peak Chief Whip Wendy Morton and Tory chair Jake Berry were seen going in and out of Downing Street today, although that in itself is not unusual Nadine Dorries warned the only person who could return in a 'coronation' is Boris Johnson. Other MPs want Rishi Sunak or Penny Mordaunt to take over The barely believable scenes in the division lobbies - captured on camera by Labour MP Chris Bryant in defiance of Commons rules - were the latest evidence of the wheels falling off Liz Truss's administration 'What a c**t': Channel 4 presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy is recorded insulting Tory minister Steve Baker off-camera A Channel 4 News anchor has issued a grovelling apology after he was filmed referring to Tory minister Steve Baker as a 'c**t'. In a letter, Ms Braverman said she was resigning for breaching processes by sending an email from her personal account about a forthcoming ministerial statement on immigration Ms Truss responded with a much briefer letter saying it is 'important the Ministerial Code is upheld' Grant Shapps has been installed as the new Home Secretary, despite being one of the most prominent critics of the PM What did Suella Braverman say in her resignation letter?