British Prime Minister Liz Truss Just Became the Shortest Serving PM in History

British prime minister Liz Truss has resigned after just 45 days in office. The dramatic move, which had been rumored for several days, comes after a deeply tumultuous tenure during which Truss’s government tanked the country’s financial markets, was forced to U-turn on most of its campaign agenda, and decimated the public’s confidence in the ruling Conservative party. Truss announced her resignation shortly after 2 p.m. UK time, in an address outside 10 Downing Street. “I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability,” she said, detailing her vision for “a low tax, high growth economy”… Read Full Article