Can the Truss just call a general election, doesn't parliament have to agree it? She can resign but surely the Tories can then just elect a new leader (by some process).
If she called for one than the MP's would have little choice but to back it.
From Labours point of view if they voted against then it would be seen as bottling it and trash any chance, if the Tories voted against then whoever came in as PM would simply be hounded out by the MSM and City boys.
I know what your question was, RH. A general election would decide which party governs ... but it wouldn't decide who the leader of that party is. If Truss is ousted, the Conservative Party will decide who their next leader will be.
With the successor (and at this point we don't even know if she will go) is that they're going to be taking on the biggest poison chalice in UK political history.
DRMORGANS, the legislation fixing general elections was repealed and the PM can now call an election any time he or she fancies and no vote is required.
Had their chance to move completely away from Continuity Johnson with Tugendhat, the only one with any credibility.
Blew it, wasted opportunity.
Now the Tory Party will reap the whirlwind.