UK Prime Minister Truss Resigns

Liz Truss has suddenly resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in the job geared towards Tory revolt.

The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed in the next week.

Tory MPs “coerced” Ms Truss to go after her government was ‘submerged by political turmoil,’ following the ditching of most of her economic policies.

Ms Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but she ‘lost authority’ after a series of U-turns.

In a speech outside Downing Street, Ms Truss said: “I recognise that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.”

Ms Truss said she would remain in post until a successor formally takes over as party leader and is appointed prime minister by King Charles III.

Ms Truss – who took office 44 days ago – will become the shortest-serving PM in British history when she stands down.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for “an immediate general election” following Ms Truss’s resignation speech

BBC /Shakirat Sadiq