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Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day in office , she stepped down amid a government crisis , making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
Truss was the fifteenth and final prime minister to serve under Elizabeth II, who died two days after appointing her. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Her death at the age of 96 was announced by Buckingham Palace on 8 September at 6.30 pm. [ 33 ] Truss delivered a statement outside 10 Downing Street paying tribute to the Queen, stating that "Queen ...
The Truss ministry began on 6 September 2022 when Liz Truss was invited by Queen Elizabeth II—two days before the monarch's death—to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Johnson had resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day after Truss was elected as his successor. [ 1 ]
“Liz Truss joins the long line of British Prime Ministers who have failed people “We need all parties in the North to work together, stand up to the Tories & support people in a new Executive.”
October 20, 2022 at 2:18 PM. British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday, making her tenure of 45 days the shortest in her country’s history.
After just seven weeks in No 10, she will hand over to new Tory leader Rishi Sunak.
An 11 October column in The Economist titled "Liz Truss has made Britain a riskier bet for bond investors" stated that, after deducting the ten-day mourning period following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Truss had caused economic and political turmoil after just seven days in power, comparing that duration to the "shelf-life of a lettuce".
Liz Truss is still in charge, insists new Chancellor. Dominic McGrath and Ben Hatton, PA Political Staff. October 16, 2022 at 10:54 AM ...