Politicians in South Cambs and North Herts have reacted to the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday, after only 44 days in power.

Anthony Browne, Conservative MP for South Cambs, said: "The Prime Minister has made the right decision. It must have been very hard, and I respect that she has done what is right for the country and the party.

"We must choose a new leader quickly and efficiently. Conservative MPs must then unite around the new leader to bring the cool, calm, competent government that the country needs and deserves."

Pippa Heylings, who is the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for South Cambs, described the PM's short tenure as a "carousel of chaos".

She said: "Boris Johnson failed our country and Liz Truss trashed our economy. This is a carousel of chaos. People in South Cambridgeshire do not need another Conservative PM lurching from crisis to crisis. They deserve better than this.

"The Conservative Party has proven time and time again they are not fit to lead our country. 

"I wouldn't have said this a couple of weeks ago but what this country needs now is a General Election. We cannot trust the Conservative government to steady the ship. The Tory selection process is like 'Russian roulette' for ordinary families and businesses in South Cambridgeshire who are facing rising inflation, uncertainty and the worst cost of living crisis in decades.

"People will not forgive Conservative MPs for propping up PMs who have damaged our economy and who have launched an all-out attack on nature."

Sir Oliver Heald, MP for North East Herts, has been approached for comment.