Former prime minister Liz Truss will stand to be a Norfolk MP again at the next general election, it has been confirmed.

The deadline for Conservative MPs to decide if they intend to stand again passed on Monday night.

And a spokesman for Ms Truss confirmed she will contest the South West Norfolk seat again.

It follows an ill-fated stint as prime minister. Having succeeded Boris Johnson in September, Ms Truss resigned after just 44 days in office - the shortest premiership in British history.

Her resignation came after weeks of financial and political turmoil in the wake of then chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s £45bn mini-budget, which led to a collapse in support for Ms Truss among Tory MPs.

Ms Truss had said, in her final speech, that she looked forward “to spending more time in my constituency, and continuing to serve South West Norfolk from the backbenches”.

Last month, a spokesman said she intended to continue until "at least" the next election, but it has now been confirmed she will fight to retain her seat at that contest.

Ms Truss has held the South West Norfolk seat, previously held by Christopher Fraser, since 2010, having seen off a rebellion against her selection by the so-called Turnip Taliban.

That was a group within the South West Norfolk Conservative Association who were unhappy Conservative HQ had not informed them that she had had an affair with then Tory MP Mark Field.

Ms Truss was backed by a 132-37 margin and initially won the seat with a majority of 13,140. By 2019, she had almost doubled it to 26,195.

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So far, the only one of Norfolk's MPs to have confirmed they will not stand at the next election is Conservative Norwich North MP Chloe Smith.

Ms Smith, who has represented the constituency since 2009, served as work and pensions secretary in Ms Truss's government.

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Other Conservatives including Sajid Javid, William Wragg, Dehenna Davison and Sir Gary Streeter have recently announced they will not be running for re-election.

But former prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed he is standing.