The British Prime Minister has resigned
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned a month and a half after taking office. He announced his resignation as the shortest Prime Minister in the history of the United Kingdom. He proclaimed his resignation in associate address to the state ahead of No.10 Downing Street today at noon local time in London.
The UK economy is reeling from inflation. Liz Truss
announced to step down at such a time. Prior to this, Trus Cabinet Home
Minister Suella Braverman resigned on Wednesday.
For the past few days, there was a lot of uproar in the
administration of the Trust. Some MPs from the Conservative Party have been
demanding Truss' resignation.
Boris Johnson was forced to depart the post of Prime
Minister of the UK once being concerned in numerous scandals together with
partying reception amid the Corona restrictions. Liz Truss, the foreign
minister in Boris's government, was elected party leader by a vote of
Conservative Party members. He took over as Top state leader on September 6.
His resignation came after 45 days. Before this, George Canning was the prime
minister for only 119 days in 1927.
Truss came to Parliament as an MP in 2010. After serving as
an MP for four years, he was appointed to the cabinet.
Truss held key positions in the governments of David
Cameron and Theresa May. He became the Foreign Secretary in 2021.
Truss's parents were leftists even though he is a
conservative politician. The truss was a teenage member of the moderate Liberal
Democrats.
At the age of 19, Liz Truss came into the discussion calling
for the abolition of the monarchy.
Truss, 47, was in favor of the UK remaining in the European
Union. That is why he voted against Boris Johnson in the 2016 referendum on
leaving the EU.
The Lease Trus problem started on September 23 when the
first finance minister of the Lease Trus government, Kawasi Kwarteng, presented
a short budget. The announcement of tax cuts therein budget caused volatility
within the United Kingdom market. The worth of country pound falls.
The resignation of Prime Minister Truss has plunged the UK
into an unprecedented political crisis. Liz Truss said this decision was made
after meeting with the chairman of the party's parliamentary committee, Sir
Graham Badley, on Thursday. Truss said that the decision to elect the leader of
the Conservative Party was also made at the meeting with the party leader next
week. He said that he will remain the prime minister until the next prime
minister assumes responsibility.
When announcing her resignation, Liz Truss said, we will
continue to present our plans to maintain the country's economic stability and
national security.
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