Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos: Johnson/Truss

Laura examines Boris Johnson's relationship with the truth and his downfall, followed by Liz Truss's remarkable short-lived tenure as Prime Minister. Following months of allegations about parties taking place in Downing Street during lockdown, the final straw for many Tory MPs came when Johnson failed to sack Deputy Chief Whip and ally Chris Pincher, leading to a record number of ministerial resignations and to Johnson stepping down. That turmoil was replaced by another kind, as Truss promised to dramatically cut taxes and challenge 'the orthodoxy' of Westminster, but the disastrous mini-Budget precipitated a quick end to her period in charge