Liz Truss becomes latest Tory casualty in big beast bloodbath: Ex-PM joins Jacob Rees Mogg, Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps, Gillian Keegan, Lucy Frazer and Johnny Mercer to be ousted in election

Former premier curate Liz Truss led a parade of Tory large hitters who sensationally mislaid her spot successful the Tory election bloodbath.

Ms Truss, who was premier for conscionable 49 days successful 2022, mislaid her Norfolk South West spot to Labour by conscionable 630 votes aft the largest plaything from the Tories to Labour ever.

Terry Jermy overturned a 26,195 bulk won by Ms Truss successful 2019 aft Reform and an autarkic run by the 'Turnip Taliban' - a radical of section disgruntled ex-Tories - whittled down her support. 

On a humiliating nighttime for Rishi Sunak's party, immoderate of the Conservatives' biggest names - including a grounds fig of frontbenchers - mislaid their seats arsenic Labour stormed to an historical landslide win.

Liz Truss 

Ms Truss, who led the state from September 6 to October 25 2022 pursuing Boris Johnson's resignation, was the latest Tory heavyweight to endure astatine the hands of the electorate connected a disastrous nighttime - and greeting - for the party.

She Truss bushed Rishi Sunak to the Tory enactment successful 2022. But her popularity nosedived aft her devastating mini-budget with Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng which led to the plunge of the lb and had wide economical impacts.

Thousands of radical saw steep owe rises pursuing the budget, which contained millions of pounds worthy of unfunded taxation cuts.

She aboriginal discontinue arsenic person and returned to the backbenches, reinventing herself arsenic a rightwing firebrand with links to Trumpist US Republicans. 

Speaking to the BBC aft her decision she said: 'I deliberation the contented we faced arsenic Conservatives is we haven't delivered sufficiently connected the policies radical want.

'And that means keeping taxes low, but besides peculiarly connected reducing immigration. And I deliberation that's been a important contented present successful South West Norfolk, that was the fig 1 contented that radical raised connected the doorstep with me.'

Asked whether she accepted immoderate work for that, Ms Truss said: 'I agree. I was portion of that. That's perfectly true.

'But during our 14 years successful power, unluckily we did not bash capable to instrumentality connected the bequest we'd been left, successful peculiar things similar the Human Rights Act that made it precise hard for america to deport amerciable immigrants. And that is 1 of the reasons I deliberation we've ended up successful the concern we are now.'

She declined to accidental if she would stay progressive successful politics. 

The candidates for South West Norfolk were near waiting connected signifier for respective minutes for the announcement of the effect arsenic they waited for Ms Truss to appear.

Some of those watching began a dilatory manus clap earlier she yet joined them, without wearing a Conservative rosette. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg     

Mr Rees-Mogg mislaid his Somerset North East & Hanham spot to Labour's Dan Norris by much than 5,000 votes.

In a typically polite code afterwards helium congratulated Labour person Sir Keir Starmer connected 'what seems to beryllium a historical victory'.

The erstwhile concern secretary's decision was a reversal of 2010, erstwhile helium stake Mr Norris successful the predecessor constituency.

Speaking astatine the University of Bath aft the effect was declared, Sir Jacob said: 'May I statesman by giving my warmest congratulations to Dan Norris, who has been a servant of North East Somerset oregon Wansdyke arsenic it past was earlier and I americium definite volition beryllium a devoted constituency MP successful the future.

'And congratulate Sir Keir Starmer who has led his enactment to what seems to beryllium a historical victory. And this is the large virtuousness of our democracy, truthful I congratulate some of them.'

Sir Jacob past thanked his agent, run manager and constituency unit who had 'worked truthful hard implicit the past 14 years'.

He said: 'And 1 last thought, from Caractacus Potts, and that is from the ashes of catastrophe turn the roses of success. So convey you precise overmuch everybody, and bully night.'

Grant Shapps 

Glum-looking Defence Secretary Grant Shapps suffered a 'Portillo Moment' arsenic helium was defeated by Labour successful Welwyn Hatfield by astir 3,000 votes.

A 'Portillo' infinitesimal is simply a notation to Conservative furniture curate Michael Portillo who mislaid what had been regarded arsenic a harmless Tory spot successful Labour's 1997 landslide. 

In his parting shot, Mr Shapps said the Conservatives had 'lost' the predetermination alternatively than Labour winning it - and 'tried the patience' of the nationalist by being divided. 

Mr Shapps has held a bid of Cabinet positions nether 4 Tory premier ministers - including vigor information and nett zero secretary, concern caput and location secretary.

In 2012 it was revealed helium was utilizing an alter-ego arsenic businessman Michael Green.

He was pictured utilizing a nom de plume portion helium was a prospective parliamentary campaigner for the Conservatives. He was lasting for the Welwyn Hatfield spot successful Hertfordshire erstwhile helium posed for the photograph astatine a £2,000-a-head web selling lawsuit astatine the New York-New York Hotel and Casino successful 2004.

Mr Shapps continued to usage the sanction Michael Green for his concern interests passim the 2005 predetermination run and his aboriginal years arsenic an absorption MP. 'Mr Green' charged clients £183 an hr for proposal connected however to marque wealth from the web arsenic good arsenic offering tips connected however to bushed the recession blues, including splashing retired connected a jet-ski oregon learning to play the guitar.

Penny Mordaunt 

Penny Mordaunt mislaid her Commons spot contiguous successful 1 of the biggest upsets of a General Election that is turning into a apical Tory bloodbath.

The Commons leader, who leapt into the nationalist consciousness with her sword-wielding relation astatine the Coronation of Charles III past year, was beaten into 2nd spot by Labour's Amanda Martin.

Ms Mordaunt, 51, had been tipped arsenic a imaginable aboriginal Tory leader arsenic the enactment tries to regroup from a long-expected electoral pummelling. 

The erstwhile defence caput was runner up to Rishi Sunak successful 2022 and had besides stood successful the erstwhile enactment contention won by Liz Truss.

During the predetermination run she was the look of the Tories astatine a fig of seven-way debates betwixt elder figures from the main parties, going to-to-toe with Labour's Angela Rayner. 

But soon aft 4am the Royal Navy reservist mislaid to Labour successful the Royal Navy's location city, marking astatine slightest the commencement of a lengthy hiatus successful her governmental career, if not ending it.

She admitted the Conservative Parry has taken a 'battering' due to the fact that it failed to honour 'the spot that radical had placed successful it' aft she mislaid her spot to Labour.

Labour's Amanda Martin ousted the Leader of the House of Commons from Portsmouth North, winning by conscionable 780 votes.

Ms Mordaunt, 51, would person been hotly tipped to tally for the enactment enactment again had she managed to support her seat.

She said: 'Tonight, the Conservative Party has taken a battering due to the fact that it failed to honour the spot that radical had placed successful it. You tin talk each you similar of information and freedom, but you can't person either if you are afraid.

'Afraid astir the cost-of-living oregon accessing healthcare, oregon whether the work you enarthrosis volition beryllium recognised and rewarded. That fearfulness steals the future, and it lone makes the contiguous substance and that is wherefore we lost.

'Our renewal arsenic a enactment and a state volition not beryllium achieved by america talking to an ever smaller portion of ourselves but being guided by the radical of our country. And if we privation again to beryllium the earthy enactment of government, past our values indispensable beryllium the people's.

'I've mislaid galore bully colleagues contiguous but I anticipation that similar maine they mean to transportation connected serving their communities with adjacent stronger heart, our state needs each of us.'

Ms Mordaunt, who had held the spot from 2010, besides said she volition 'never halt caring' for the radical of Portsmouth.

Gillian Keegan 

The Education Secretary since 2022 and MP for Chichester from 2017, Gillian Keegan mislaid her spot to Liberal Democrat campaigner Jess Brown-Fuller.

Ms Keegan had pushed for banning smartphones successful schools. She besides oversaw draught statutory enactment acquisition guidance that 'gender ideology' should not beryllium taught successful schools.

But she besides made headlines for urged striking teachers to beryllium 'realistic' with their wage demands - portion wearing her £10,000 Rolex watch. 

Last twelvemonth she wore her costly ticker - a acquisition from her hubby - arsenic she toured tv and vigor studios.

The Merseyside-born Tory, who grew up successful a moving people household and near schoolhouse astatine 16, accused critics of her jewellery of 'inverted snobbery'.

In an aboriginal assertion of triumph earlier 2am connected Friday, the Liberal Democrats said her spot of 'Chichester is going Lib Dem-orange, arsenic Gillian Keegan becomes the archetypal Cabinet curate of the nighttime to suffer her seat'.

And conscionable 2 hours aboriginal her nonaccomplishment was confirmed, with a effect that saw her trailing the Lib Dems by much than 10,000 votes.

When appointed Education Secretary by Rishi Sunak successful 2022, she was the 5th idiosyncratic to clasp the relation successful nether 4 months and the sixth since the 2019 wide election.

Less than a twelvemonth into the relation she was warring a large situation aft ordering much than 100 schools to marque closures due to the fact that of concerns that a crumbling aerated factual could collapse.

The strain of that erupted successful nationalist erstwhile she unwittingly vented her frustrations, swearing astir a deficiency of gratitude towards her portion others person 'sat connected their arse and done nothing' portion the cameras were inactive rolling aft a broadcast interview.

Steve Baker 

Tory curate Steve Baker said 'thank God I'm a escaped man' aft helium was ousted from his Wycombe seat.

The self-styled 'Brexit hardman', who had signalled his volition to motorboat a Tory enactment bid aft the election, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'I fought this to triumph it and I wanted to bash my work and continue. But I americium today, convey God, a escaped man.

'Try being elected to Parliament and you'll understand. I americium capable present to resume my beingness and that is going to beryllium a large blessing to me.

'So I'm acrophobic I volition beryllium honorable with the public. Thank God I'm a escaped man.'

And the others... 

The Liberal Democrats took retired Justice Secretary Alex Chalk successful Cheltenham.

Former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland, Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, Chief Whip Simon Hart were each culled - arsenic were Tory lawman president Jonathan Gullis, erstwhile lawman PM Therese Coffey and Michael Fabricant.

Welsh caput David Davies, Science Minister Michelle Donelan and Attorney General Victoria Prentis were besides each kicked from their seats. 

Transport Secretary Mark Harper mislaid his Forest of Dean spot to Labour's Matt Bishop by conscionable 278 votes.

Senior Tory Liam Fox, who had been the MP for North Somerset since 1992, besides narrowly mislaid his spot to Labour campaigner Sadik Al-Hassan by 639 votes.

Other casualties included Peter Bottomley, who had been the longest-serving lawmaker successful parliament. The 'Father of the House' - the honorary rubric bestowed upon the subordinate who had been successful parliament the longest - was archetypal elected successful 1975 but mislaid his Worthing West seat. 

In a uncommon affirmative for the Tories, Mr Sunak, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Home Secretary James Cleverley held onto their seats successful Richmond and North Allerton, Godalming and Ash and Braintree respectively.

Despite suffering a brutal defeat, Mr Rees-Mogg congratulated Sir Keir Starmer connected 'what seems to beryllium a historical victory'.

Speaking astatine the University of Bath aft the effect was declared, Sir Jacob said: 'May I statesman by giving my warmest congratulations to Dan Norris, who has been a servant of North East Somerset oregon Wansdyke arsenic it past was earlier and I americium definite volition beryllium a devoted constituency MP successful the future.

'And congratulate Sir Keir Starmer who has led his enactment to what seems to beryllium a historical victory. And this is the large virtuousness of our democracy, truthful I congratulate some of them.'

Sir Jacob past thanked his agent, run manager and constituency unit who had 'worked truthful hard implicit the past 14 years'.