Liz Truss announced her resignation amid a political crisis, making her 45-day tenure, the shortest in Britain’s history. Spoke to King Charles III on intent to resign, says Tory leader; a ‘leadership election’ will be completed next week, she says Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic programme that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party. The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in…
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