Ms Truss is struggling to hold on to power after sacking Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor and replacing him with former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, as the government descends into chaos.
Vote of no confidenceLike Ms Truss, he was the choice of the party members, but not his MP colleagues ; like Ms Truss he was also accused of making things worse by not reaching out across the party when appointing his cabinet; and he struggled to maintain authority.
When Mr Johnson became prime minister in the summer of 2019, the powerful committee decided that a new leader would get a"grace period" of a year before they could be challenged.
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