After about forty-five days in office, Liz Truss resigned as the UK Prime Minister, 24 hours after saying she was a fighter and would continue in office.
She took over from Boris Johnson who resigned from his appointment as PM in July following a series of scandals.
In her exit speech, on Thursday, Truss admitted that she cannot deliver the mandate on which she was elected.
She said she would stay on until a new leader is elected.
Several members of parliament from Liz Truss' Conservative Party had called for her to resign amidst nationwide economic challenges.
Here is Liz Truss' resignation statement:
I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.
Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. And our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth.
I was elected by the Conservative party with a mandate to change this. We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance.
And we set out a vision for a low tax high growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.
I recognize though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party.
I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.
This morning I met the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady. We’ve agreed that there will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week.
This will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country’s economic stability and national security.
I will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. Thank you.
Piers Morgan reacts to Liz Truss’ resignation.
Reacting, popular television personality Piers Morgan described Truss’ resignation as an absolute shambles.
In a tweet, Morgan said “It’s over. Liz Truss is resigning and will become the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history.
“What an absolute shambles,” Morgan wrote on Twitter.
Piers Morgan.
Truss had defeated Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 in an internal contest.
She was the Conservatives’ fourth head of the British government since 2015 and had promised to unleash Britain’s potential by championing growth and removing the obstacles holding the country back.
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