I’m a fighter, not a quitter’

British Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday insisted she would not quit as she faced questions from booing MPs at her first Question Time session since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies.

Truss faced hostile questioning from opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer, who asked the House of Commons: "What's the point of a prime minister whose promises don't even last a week?"

Starmer mocked Truss by leading his MPs in chants of "Gone, gone!" as he read out a list of her dropped policies. "Why is she still here?" he concluded.

Truss responded defiantly: "I am a fighter and not a quitter". She insisted: "I have acted in the national interest to make sure that we have economic stability."

The session took place less than 48 hours after new finance minister Jeremy Hunt dismembered Truss's flagship tax plans in a humiliating blow.

At least five Conservative party MPs have already publicly called for her to be replaced amid catastrophic popularity ratings. Opposition parties are demanding she stand down and a general election -- not due for two years -- is held.