Tuesday 25 October 2022 11:43 AM Liz Truss's teenage daughters Frances and Liberty are joined by husband Hugh ... trends now
Liz Truss was supported by family today as she left Downing Street for the last time as Prime Minister.
The departing Conservative PM was pictured flanked by her husband Hugh O'Leary and their teenage daughters Francis, 16, and Liberty, 13, who are both rarely seen in public.
As Ms Truss gave her final speech outside Number 10 after just 49 days in office, her husband and children stood side by side behind her.
Ms Truss paid tribute to her family, thanking them for their 'love, friendship and support'. She said she now plans to spend more time in her Norfolk constituency 'from the backbenches'.
After her speech, Ms Truss and Mr O'Leary then walked down Downing Street together as their daughters followed behind.
Frances and Liberty did not join their parents for the journey to Ms Truss's final audience with King Charles III, and instead arrived at Buckingham Palace separately.
The daughters were later seen echoing their mother and father by shaking hands with Charles's equerry after arriving.
After a short audience with the King, Ms Truss and her family left the palace ahead of Mr Sunak's arrival, with an official statement saying she had 'tendered her resignation as PM and First Lord of the Treasury'.
Liz Truss was supported by family today as she left Downing Street for the last time as Prime Minister. Above: Ms Truss with husband Hugh O'Leary and daughters Francis (right), 16, and Liberty (right)
As Ms Truss gave her final speech outside Number 10 after just 49 days in office, her husband and children stood side by side behind her
The daughters were later seen echoing their mother and father by shaking hands with King Charles's equerry after arriving at Buckingham Palace
Ms Truss and her accountant husband married in 2000 after they met at the Tory party conference in 1997.
The politician revealed during her Tory leadership bid in July that her daughters were managing her social media campaign.
She said that thanks to her computing GCSE, Frances was able to help on the 'digital team', whilst her younger daughter was giving 'general political advice'.
In her final speech, Ms Truss stressed the need to be 'bold', praised tax cuts and celebrated reversing the national insurance hike imposed by Mr Sunak when he was Chancellor.
She warned the nation continues to 'battle through a storm' but insisted she believes that 'brighter days lie ahead'.
Ms Truss said: 'From my time as Prime Minister I'm more convinced than ever that we need to be bold and confront the challenges
