Cornish Tory MP Steve Double has said Liz Truss's must now go after scenes in parliament yesterday "beggars belief".

In an interview with Times Radio yesterday, Mr Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay, told interviewer Matt Chorley that they were going to get to the place soon where the Prime Minister Liz Truss would seriously have to consider her postition.

However he has now lost patience and says she has to go after scenes in parliament that "beggars belief" and is calling for former chancellor Rishi Sunak to take over.

In a statement posted on his Facebook page today he says Liz Truss has to go.

He said: "In all of my seven and a half years in Parliament, the scenes we saw yesterday in the Commons were unprecedented and beggars belief.

"The Prime Minister has lost control of the government and the confidence of Conservative MPs.

"She called herself a fighter, not a quitter. But in recent weeks she has backed down and U-turned every time she was challenged to a fight.

"For the good of the country, she needs to resign.

"We are in a difficult situation. I fully appreciate just how frustrated and upset people are at the state of our politics. I share many of their concerns.

"I understand why some are calling for a general election. But I am concerned that holding one right now would only prolong the uncertainty and instability in government, the markets, and elsewhere for months to come, which is the last thing we need."

He said Rishi Sunak’s predictions about the "disastrous" consequences of Liz Truss’s policies have been proven right and called for him to take over.

"We now need someone like him to step up to show that they can get a grip on the situation and lead from the front.

"Whilst Rishi would be my preference, I am willing to get behind anyone who will provide the leadership we need, is up to the job and will get back to delivering on the 2019 Manifesto we were elected on."

He joined a number of Tory MPs, including  Sheryll Murray, the Conservative MP for South East Cornwall, calling for the Prime Minister to go.

Yesterday Falmouth and Truro MP Cherilyn Mackrory said the Prime Minister had her full support.

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng took the fall for the mini-budget which nearly crashed the economy, but it was his and the PM's joint plan. 

Nearly all his announcements have now been reversed by the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt after Mr Kwarteng was sacked by the Prime Minister.

This includes the Energy Price Guarantee which was due to freeze energy unit rates from now until October 2024 for customers in England, Scotland and Wales. It will now only be applicable to domestic energy bills until April 2023.