Electing a new leader would be risky – but these are desperate times for the Tories | Simon Jenkins

Getting rid of Truss would lead to a nasty few months. But it may be the only way for Conservative MPs to save their skins

Is it enough to save her? Jeremy Hunt’s rescue package for Britain’s battered economy was announced today, but its subplot is a rescue package for a battered prime minister. The fate of the economy hangs on the markets and may take weeks to resolve. The fate of the prime minister, her economic policy devastated to the point of ridicule by Hunt, could be a matter of days. Rare...