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At 1:35 pm, Truss announced her resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party and as prime minister. She gave the following 89-second-long statement: I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.
Liz Truss is the shortest-serving prime minister, resigning after seven weeks. [4] [6] [7] The previous shortest time served was George Canning, who served for less than four months before dying in office. [8]
Campaign logo. Liz Truss launched her bid to succeed Boris Johnson on 10 July 2022. [7] During the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Truss pledged to cut taxes by scrapping the National Insurance rise that had previously been announced in April 2022, scrapping the recent corporation tax rise and she also promised to remove green energy levies.
The PA news agency charts Liz Truss’s short-lived premiership. ... the PM announces a new energy price guarantee and promises support for businesses struggling with bills for six months, with ...
Liz Truss has given a notably short resignation speech outside No 10, reflecting the record-breaking brevity of her time as Prime Minister. After only 44 days in office, the outgoing leader spent ...
WATCH: Liz Truss begins appointing Cabinet after becoming PM. 9.49pm. Liz Truss spoke with Joe Biden on Tuesday evening, Downing Street said, with the US president congratulating her on her ...
The record for the prime minister appointed latest into a monarch's reign is held by Liz Truss, who was appointed 70 years and 7 months into the reign of Elizabeth II. She also holds the record for the prime minister appointed closest to the end of a monarch's reign, being appointed two days before the death of Elizabeth II.
Nearly 18 months ago, Liz Truss was the UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, with the authority to direct the actions of Her Majesty’s Government and even to unleash the ...