uk news desk: This is not the time to be changing leader, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has argued, as he defended the prime minister.
Suggestions that there is a candidate to replace Liz Truss who would unite the party is “for the birds”, he added.
Ms Truss has insisted she will lead the Conservatives into the next general election, despite U-turns leaving her battling to salvage her authority.
Labour is calling for an election regardless of Ms Truss’s position.
