Justin Trudeau – latest: Canadian prime minister expected to resign in imminent announcement [Video]

It would mean an end to a nine-year stint in office as pressure grows from within his Liberal Party, which is trailing significantly behind the opposition Conservatives in the polls.

Trudeau will make an announcement from his Rideau Cottage residence at 10:45am local time (15:45 UK time), reporters have been told.

Sources had previously told The Globe and Mail that Trudea’s resignation was likely to happen before an emergency meeting for the Liberals on Wednesday.

The row inside Trudeau’s party broke out after US president-elect Donald Trump announced a proposal to introduce 25 percent tariffs on the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly stepped down in mid-December, citing differences with Trudeau on how to approach Trump’s presidency and tariff proposals.

But pressure had already been growing on Trudeau from within the party as its popularity collapsed in the polls. Canada is already due to hold a general election by the end of October this year. It is unclear whether …