'Let's see what today holds, but from my point of view it does seem like the confidence of MPs has been lost.'
Earlier, Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the cabinet still has confidence in Ms Truss.
Her attempts to reassert her authority were torpedoed by the resignation of the home secretary and farcical scenes after a Commons vote on Wednesday. Sir Graham Brady will know and understand the mood among Tory MPs, so the fact he is going in to speak to Liz Truss is notable. Ms Truss appears determined to fight on - and is attempting to reassert her authority after another day of turmoil, which began when she, Jason Stein, who is being investigated for leaking information to the media.
MPs were threatened with expulsion from the party if they did not back the government, despite many of them being vehemently opposed to fracking.Just before they were about to vote, climate minister Graham Stuart told them it would not be treated as a confidence vote in Ms Truss, which some took to mean they could back the Labour motion without fear of being sacked.
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