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Liz Truss. Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day in office, she stepped down amid a government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday she would resign after just six weeks in office, following a a disastrous and rapidly-reversed economic plan.
In September and October 2022, the Conservative Party government led by newly appointed prime minister Liz Truss faced a credibility crisis. It was caused by the September 2022 mini-budget and a disorganised vote in the House of Commons over a parliamentary vote to ban fracking, ultimately resulting in the loss of support of Conservative members of parliament (MPs).
The 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were honours awarded following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in October 2022. Her resignation honours list was released on 29 December 2023, alongside the 2024 New Year Honours. [1] Opposition politicians criticised the list in light of Truss's brief tenure as ...
A new prime minister will be chosen next week after Liz Truss announced her resignation. After insisting less than 24 hours earlier she is a “fighter, not a quitter”, the Conservative party ...
Liz Truss has resigned as Tory leader after a chaotic 44 days in office. ... Wednesday’s chaos, which saw Suella Braverman resign as home secretary, officially for using a personal email to send ...
British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday she would resign after just 45 days in office, the shortest tenure of any prime minister in U.K. history. Truss’s quick downfall may carry ...
On 5 September, Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party and succeeded Johnson as prime minister on 6 September 2022. Truss would resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 20 October 2022 amid another government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.