It is difficult to imagine a scenario in which Liz Truss still is Prime Minister for more than another week. Her support is crumbling, and she is now being forced to adopt policies that she does not support just to stay in power.

When she won the ballot to be named leader, one of her staunchest allies was Suella Braverman who she made Home Secretary. It is a sign of just how far Truss has fallen that not only did Braverman use a technical indiscretion as an opportunity to tender her resignation, but she also felt the need to voice her feelings over the mistake that have been made in the past few weeks.

Grant Schapps grabbed the opportunity to fill one of the most senior roles in the cabinet with both hands.

While she never actually confirmed that she intended to remove the triple lock on state pensions, which was a Conservative Party manifesto commitment, it had become clear over the past few days that the pledge was under severe threat.

Truss confirmed yesterday, that the rate of state pensions would rise by an amount equal to the rate of inflation, which is clearly higher than either of the other two options which were average earnings and 2.5%.