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British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned after six weeks in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in U.K. history.
Truss took office on September 6, two days before Queen Elizabeth II died, after her predecessor Boris Johnson resigned over the summer amid several scandals.
Like Johnson, Truss dealt with the resignations from senior ministers over her failed policies and chaos within the Conservative Party days before her resignation announcement.
In her resignation speech outside of 10 Downing Street, Truss said she “cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected” just one day after telling Parliament that she is a “fighter not a quitter.”
Truss served for just 44 days. Conservative and Liberal Party leaders are hoping for new general elections immediately as the U.
