Liz Truss Resigns as UK Prime Minister
45-Day Premiership Ends Amidst Economic and Political Tumult
Truss Announces Departure, Triggering Leadership Contest
Liz Truss has announced her resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, ending a tumultuous 45-day premiership marked by economic and political instability.
Truss, the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history, delivered a brief statement outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday, October 20th. "I came into office at a time of great economic and political instability," she said. "I have recognized that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party."
Truss's resignation triggers a leadership contest within the Conservative Party. A new leader is expected to be elected within a week, with Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt among the potential candidates.
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