Liz Truss to stand as MP at next general election despite surviving less than two months in Number 10

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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Liz Truss was the shortest-serving PM in UK history (PA Wire)
Liz Truss was the shortest-serving PM in UK history (PA Wire)
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Liz Truss is to stand again as an MP at the next general election despite her turbulent stint as Prime Minister, it was confirmed on Monday.

Ms Truss, who has represented the South West Norfolk constituency since 2010, spent just 44 days as Prime Minister this year, making her the shortest-serving premier in UK history.

But a spokesperson for Ms Truss has confirmed she plans to run again as a member of parliament.

They told The Sun: “I’m happy to confirm that Liz will be seeking re-election at the next general election.”

Liz Truss - In pictures

(Jeremy Selwyn)
(Jeremy Selwyn)
Queen Elizabeth II greeting Liz Truss (PA)
Queen Elizabeth II greeting Liz Truss (PA)
Margaret Thatcher visiting Trinity St Sergius monastery in Zagorsk, 70 kms northeast of Moscow on 29 March 1987 and Liz Truss arriving to visit the Holodomor Monument at the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocidein Kyiv (AFP via Getty Images)
Margaret Thatcher visiting Trinity St Sergius monastery in Zagorsk, 70 kms northeast of Moscow on 29 March 1987 and Liz Truss arriving to visit the Holodomor Monument at the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocidein Kyiv (AFP via Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he sits next to his wife Carrie Johnson, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Home Secretary Priti Patel during the National Service of Thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of celebrations marking the Platinum Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, (REUTERS)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he sits next to his wife Carrie Johnson, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Home Secretary Priti Patel during the National Service of Thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of celebrations marking the Platinum Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, (REUTERS)
Liz Truss with Larry the cat (@elizabeth.truss.mp/Instagram)
Liz Truss with Larry the cat (@elizabeth.truss.mp/Instagram)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Liz Truss leave NATO Headquarters following a summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Henry Nicholls/PA) (PA Wire)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Liz Truss leave NATO Headquarters following a summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Henry Nicholls/PA) (PA Wire)
Liz Truss playing table tennis during a visit to the Onside Future Youth Zone in London (PA)
Liz Truss playing table tennis during a visit to the Onside Future Youth Zone in London (PA)
Liz Truss with her husband Hugh O’Leary, at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London as it was announced that she is the new Conservative party leader (PA)
Liz Truss with her husband Hugh O’Leary, at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London as it was announced that she is the new Conservative party leader (PA)
Liz Truss doing some Christmas baking (@elizabeth.truss.mp/Instagram)
Liz Truss doing some Christmas baking (@elizabeth.truss.mp/Instagram)
Home Secretary Priti Patel, Housing Secretary Michael Gove, Justice Secretary and deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Cop26 President Alok Sharma during the first Cabinet meeting since the reshuffle at 10 Downing Street (PA)
Home Secretary Priti Patel, Housing Secretary Michael Gove, Justice Secretary and deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Cop26 President Alok Sharma during the first Cabinet meeting since the reshuffle at 10 Downing Street (PA)
Liz Truss during a visit to Condimentum Ltd, The Food Enterprise Park, in Norwich, Norfolk (PA)
Liz Truss during a visit to Condimentum Ltd, The Food Enterprise Park, in Norwich, Norfolk (PA)

The news comes after a string of Tory MPs announced they will not be standing again, as the Conservative party struggles to recover from a slump in the polls.

Former health secretary Sajid Javid announced on Friday he will not run as an MP in the next election, which will be no later than January 2025.

He joined senior Tories including Chloe Smith, William Wragg and rising star Dehenna Davison, who have also said they are stepping down.

Ms Truss, 47, became Prime Minister on September 6 after winning a Tory leadership contest, but eventually stood down on October 20 after facing a major backlash to her controversial economic policies.

Announced by then-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on September 23 in his so-called ‘mini budget’, the fiscal shake-up comprised the biggest raft of tax cuts for a half a century, and more than £70 billion of increased borrowing.

Just seven weeks into her tenure, Ms Truss eventually announced she was resigning as Prime Minister, amid mounting pressure from within her own party, and loss of confidence in her leadership.

Ms Truss’s predecessor Boris Johnson has also confirmed he plans to run again, to defend his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency seat.