Having sacked her chancellor and U-turned on a series of key measures in her government's mini-budget, a number of Conservative MPs have called for the removal of Liz Truss as party leader.

New chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned against ousting the PM, but what are the ways Tory MPs could force Ms Truss to step down?

Either the Cabinet - made up of senior members of the government - or a large group of Tory MPs could apply political pressure by telling the PM she has lost their confidence and needs to go.

Some Tory backbenchers, including Crispin Blunt and Jamie Wallis, have publicly called on Ms Truss to stand down.

Political pressure forced Margaret Thatcher to resign in 1990, despite having defeated Michael Heseltine in the first round of a leadership challenge. Mrs Thatcher stood down after her Cabinet refused to back her in the second round.

Boris Johnson - Ms Truss's predecessor - resigned following a mass revolt by ministers over his leadership in July. The resignation came a month after Mr Johnson had survived a confidence vote.