peter saull, bbc news.hile, speaking on channel 4, the tory mp crispin blunt, who's stepping down at the next election, has called for liz truss to go. he's been speaking to andrew neil. can liz truss survive? no, i think the game is up, and it's now a question as to how the succession is managed. well, if the game is up for, how could that succession be managed? i mean, let me put it bluntly, to begin with, how would you get rid of him? well, george was speaking to some of the mechanisms earlier. if there is a such a weight of opinion in the parliamentary party that she we have to have a change, then it will be affected, exactly how it's done and exactly under what mechanism. a short time, ago i spoke to our political correspondent, peter saull, about what this development means for the pm's chances of keeping a grip on her party. crispin blunt, perhaps not a household name, but pretty well respected figure on the conservative backbenches, has said effectively the time is up. it's a question of when, not i

peter saull, bbc news. let's get the latest from our political correspondent, peter saull. time ago we had the first tory backbencher break cover and call for the prime minister to go? crispin blunt has said effectively the time is up, it's a question of when, not if. this is one person that has publicly put their head above the parapet, privately, there are other conservative mps of a similar mindset. if you cast your mind back to when borisjohnson was in charge, there was a steady trickle of individuals who came out and said, we no longer think the prime minister's position was untenable, questions about letters going into the 1922 committee, different situation now because they can't act in the same way, they can't act in the same way, they can't bring about another confidence vote for another 11 months. there is no obvious mechanism at this stage but if it were to be the case that crispin blunt prompts a groundswell of conservatives coming out and saying the same thing, then it would increasingly look like liz truss has lost the confidence of her party, but by no means

let's talk more about this to our political correspondent peter saull. challenge is quite considerable in terms of managing expectations at the same time as putting down strong markers that hopefully will reassure the markets when they open in the far east on sunday night. this when they open in the far east on sunday night-— sunday night. this first 48 hours has been about _ sunday night. this first 48 hours has been about exuding - sunday night. this first 48 hours has been about exuding call- sunday night. this first 48 hours | has been about exuding call him. sunday night. this first 48 hours - has been about exuding call him. he has been about exuding call him. he has come in build as a safe hand on the tail, a very experienced british cabinet minister, served in successive governments. not from the same political wing as liz trust. she got rid of somebody who was a very strong ally, kwasi kwarteng. and put someone in already this government has had to roll back on some of its pleasures. —— scrapping its pledges. scrapping the top rate tax. next in

our political correspondent peter saull reports.rom the dean of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, she's meeting her new chancellor here and stay together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers are full of speculation about plots, with various names doing the rounds as would—be successors. something this man is already running the show, but he says... man is already running the show, but he sa 5... man is already running the show, but he sa s... ~ , , he says... the prime minister is in charae. i he says... the prime minister is in charge. ithink_ he says... the prime minister is in charge. i think it's _ he says... the prime minister is in charge. i think it's important - he says... the prime minister is in charge. i think it's important when you talk about ditching things, the biggest element of that mini budget was the energy price guarantee. find was the energy price guarantee. and then a message to restless mps. was the energy price guarantee. and l then a message to restless mps. when i talk

peter saull, bbc news. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, is here.he chancellor is facing some very difficult sums? he has been seen as a lifeline for liz truss but he needs to make peace numbers add up and he needs to reassure the economy. the ill—fated mini budget amounted to £16 billion of unfunded tax cuts and that was part of the problem so that is being unpicked. we know they are keeping the top rate of tax, they are raising corporation tax, and we're now hearing there may be a delay in this cut basic income tax to 19p, that could be delayed for another year, that could save £25 billion, and it's still a big black hole, there is about £20 billion, they still need to save to balance the books, so how they achieve that? jeremy hunt has already said he is looking to reduce spending and government departments. we can look at health care, £277 billion last year on that, £100 million in education, £112 billion on defence, big numbers, one way they could save things straightaway is by below inflation increases, so increase spending but less than infla

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let's talk more about this to our political correspondent peter saull. welcome to the studio.irst of all with the heart of jeremy hunt's message that nothing is off the table, that whatever was in the original budget proposals he now has a clean sheet and can do what he thinks is necessary. one of the things he appears to think is potentially at least cuts.- potentially at least cuts. that's ri . ht, potentially at least cuts. that's right. yeah. — potentially at least cuts. that's right, yeah, and _ potentially at least cuts. that's right, yeah, and another- potentially at least cuts. that's right, yeah, and another day, i right, yeah, and another day, another interview from the brand—new chancellor doing his best to exude calmness, to say to the conservative party and the markets that is not an absolute handle on things. he's also got talks with liz truss today in chequers, so they are getting a bit of country away from the noise of westminster, and hopefully they can focus now on this economic statement on halloween, a fortnight away, which they hope will reassure members o