UK prime minister Liz Truss resigns after 44 days in office
Liz Truss has resigned as the UK Prime minister after only 44 days in office. She said her successor would be elected by the end of next week.
"I recognise that given the situation I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party," Truss said.
A leadership election for MPs to select her successor will be "completed within the next week," she added.
She assumed office in September after Boris Johnson’s resignation in July.
The embattled British Prime Minister on Thursday acknowledged a "difficult day" after a key minister resigned and MPs rebelled. More than a dozen Conservative MPs had publicly urged Truss to resign just six weeks into office, after her tax-cutting plans caused a market meltdown during an already severe cost-of-living crisis.
Many more are reported to have submitted letters calling for her to be removed, although party rules currently forbid another leadership campaign for 12 months.
Truss on Thursday met with Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 committee of backbench Conservative MPs that ultimately has the power to decide her fate, Downing Street said.
Interior minister Suella Braverman left, apparently at Truss's demand after she sent an official document in a personal email. But Braverman, an arch right-winger who enjoys strong support among the Tory membership, used her resignation message to attack Truss in blistering terms. BY DAILY NATION



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