How UK’s new prime minister and government collapsed in just weeks

By Misty Severi

Published October 20, 2022 3:44pm ET

How UK’s new prime minister and government collapsed in just weeks — British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, just six weeks after taking office, after the Conservative party lost confidence in her leadership. The turbulent 44-day tenure included multiple crises, most importantly a financial and economic crisis that included an emergency central bank intervention, the firing of her treasury chief, and multiple U-turns. Truss also faced an […]

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, just six weeks after taking office, after the Conservative party lost confidence in her leadership.

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