“It’s time to say goodbye”

— Andrea Bocelli

Inside two months, British prime minister Liz Truss has sealed not only her own fate, but the future of the Conservative Party. Owing to immense public pressure, she fired Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor last Friday. Five days later, Suella Braverman, the home secretary, resigned.

By yesterday, the writing was clearly on the wall that the British people wanted to see the back of Ms Truss. As the saying goes, “She was in office but not in charge.”

With most, if not all, of the items in her mini-budget, now scrapped and not one but two new ministers from the Boris Johnson era now in her Cabinet, it was evident that Liz Truss was no longer really calling the shots.

So, after a mere 45 days in office, the inevitable happened with an announcement of her resignation as leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of Britain. Suffice it to say, most people were shocked that it took so long.

Let’s go back in time for a minute.

During the debates for party leader, it was clear to anyone that Liz Truss was out of her depth with most issues of concern to the British people. Yet, Tory voters gave her their support by a margin of 60 per cent of the vote. If it was not based on ability, then what was it based on?

I think we know the answer.

Fast forward to the post-Truss era, the Conservative Party now has to find yet another leader — the third within the past three months. It does not take a rocket scientist to see that it is only a matter of time before that party itself descends into irreversible self-destruct mode.

At the same time, the Labour Party is gaining more and more support for its ideas and the stands it has taken for the working-class population. Sir Keir Starmer needs only to play his cards right for the next few months and he will have a wave of support heading his way.

For the Tories, there is no U-turn that will save their skin. Indeed, it is time to say goodbye.

• Christopher Famous is the government MP for Devonshire East (Constituency 11). You can reach him on WhatsApp at 599-0901 or e-mail at carib_pro@yahoo.com