British Prime Minister Liz Truss quits after her policies triggered economic turmoil and obliterated her authority.
“I recognize though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” Truss announced in a statement outside 10 Downing St. “I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.”
Truss noted that a leadership election to decide the next prime minister will be held within the week.
“This will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our countries economic stability and national security. I will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen,” she said.
Truss, who was appointed by the late Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 6 just days before the monarch’s death, will become the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
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#BREAKING: British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns https://t.co/CS4wLL8F2V pic.twitter.com/4UZSWHfHtR
— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2022
“The King has asked me to become Prime Minister because this nonsense has gone on long enough.” pic.twitter.com/eFL3fgSfVL
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) October 20, 2022
Congrats to the lettuce https://t.co/xWU15JSkEo
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 20, 2022
A big day for Lettuce
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 20, 2022The lettuce now has disco lights on the live stream and is celebrating. pic.twitter.com/FGNFDyIVgr
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) October 20, 2022We all watch UK politics for comic relief – since we cannot laugh at the absurdity of US politics https://t.co/aIJm4Au3LL
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 20, 2022
Liz Truss announces she will be resigning, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in U.K. history.
Truss will remain as prime minister until the leadership election, which will be “completed within the next week.” pic.twitter.com/7d8pkewTya
— The Recount (@therecount) October 20, 2022
That's the Rt. Hon. Romaine to you https://t.co/UOHq3XBFEv
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) October 20, 2022
A British tabloid late last week began a livestream of a head of lettuce and a picture of Liz Truss on a table, to determine who would wither first. Lettuce has won. https://t.co/5nfPZB0G9L
— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2022
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