Watch in full: Liz Truss holds press conference after Kwasi Kwarteng’s resignation

Liz Truss has held a press conference hours after Kwasi Kwarteng announced his resignation. The decision follows weeks of economic turbulence caused by the government’s mini-Budget, which sent the pound into freefall. Ms Truss is expected to announce a major U-turn on her former chancellor’s plan in a press conference at 2pm on Friday (14 October). Less than 24 hours before being sacked, Mr Kwarteng assured reporters that he was “100 per cent” going to be continuing in the job Watch more from Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/edit... Like us on Facebook:   / theindependentonline   Follow us on Twitter:   / independent   Follow us on Instagram:   / the.independent   Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB