News PM Liz Truss has resigned

[Josh Kelton]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63332037

Liz Truss has dramatically resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in the job.

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

Tory MPs urged Ms Truss to go after her government was engulfed 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.

 

[DonIago]

How's the lettuce holding up?

 

[auntiehill]

Damn. That was fast. That must be the shortest PM tenure in history.

 

[Markonian]

How long to I need to keep the rice I bought yesterday in my pantry until it has seen 2 Prime Ministers?

So, I guess PM Nadine Dorries next?

 

[DEWLine]

How's the lettuce holding up?

Very well, thus far.

 

[DonIago]

Very well, thus far.

England prevails!

 

[DEWLine]

And hopefully, Scotland, Wales/Cymru and Northern Ireland/Ulster into the bargain!

 

[Locutus of Bored]

 

[Avro Arrow]

Damn. That was fast. That must be the shortest PM tenure in history.

You're correct. According to an article I read, the previous record holder left office after just 119 days... because he died.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Al Gore is happy about this…

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[Delta Vega]

Good enough for her, and maybe the rest of her Party will resign.

 

[Markonian]

Cut off Europes biggest supplier of cheap energy, after 2 years of Pandemic lockdows. Yeah what could go wrong?

Can't wait to see what next year brings. It's like a trend now since 2020, the next year is becoming worse than its predecessor.

This world, right here - this is the mirror universe. It’s here where it went wrong.

This is the bad place.

 

[somebuddyX]

Huh.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

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[auntiehill]

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Don't hold back, Tom. Tell us how you really feel.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

 

[auntiehill]

 

[Owain Taggart]

My Dad pointed out the other day she's probably the only one to have been welcomed by a Queen and and pardoned by a King.