UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday, caving in to days of pressure as her 44-day-old premiership imploded in a debris field of policy u-turns, sackings and financial market collapses.
After yet another day of unbelievable turmoil that saw hard-right interior minister Suella Braverman sacked and MPs allegedly manhandled in parliament during a manifesto-breaking vote to on fracking, Truss decided to step down after meeting with Graham Brady, head of the Conservative party’s powerful committee representing backbench lawmakers.
Truss said she had spoken to King Charles and said she was quitting as leader of the Tory party and that a leadership election would now take place.
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