When U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit, he handed a chalice full of poison to Liz Truss. She took the tiniest sip in history, just 45 days in power, and her tormented demise was painful to watch. As she tottered and fell, Rishi Sunak snatched the strychnine cup. Now he must repair his party’s electoral chances while mending Britain’s finances.

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