Liz Truss's Tory conference speech disrupted by Greenpeace protesters

Watch: Greenpeace protesters interrupt Liz Truss speech

Liz Truss's first party conference speech as Tory leader was disrupted by protesters holding a flag which read "who voted for this?"

Two Greenpeace protesters began shouting just minutes into the prime minister's speech, to jeers from the assembled crowd watching in Birmingham.

The pair were quickly ejected out of the hall by security, while the prime minister said “let’s get them removed”.

Truss said the pair were “enemies of enterprise” as part of an “anti-growth coalition” including opposition parties, trade unions and “Brexit-deniers”.

Just moments after they were removed, Greenpeace issued a short statement on Twitter, saying the protesters were there "to denounce the prime minister 'shredding' her party’s 2019 manifesto promises".

They added: "The PM is U-turning on fracking, strong climate action, and world-leading environmental protections. Who voted for this?"

The protestors thrown out were Ami McCarthy and Rebecca Newsom, who both work in public affairs for Greenpeace, according to the PA news agency.

They said they were “holding the government to account” for its promises on net zero.

McCarthy said: “With policies like the ones she’s suggesting, a focus on fracking, a focus on North Sea oil and gas, it’s absolutely not the right direction.”

Truss has angered some Conservative MPs and broken a Tory manifesto promise by removing the moratorium put in place for fracking in England to prevent tremors.

The PM has vowed to only approve fracking in areas where it is backed by surrounding communities but has so far not set out any details.

Truss is attempting to quell Tory nerves following a furious backlash for the mini-budget, which prompted chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to perform a U-turn on cutting the 45p tax rate.