Liz Truss Resigns as UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has dramatically resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in the job. The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership c
The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week.
Ms Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but she lost authority after a series of U-turns. Ms Truss said she would remain in post until a successor formally takes over as party leader and is appointed prime minister by King Charles III. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for an immediate general election following Ms Truss’s resignation speech.
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