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Catherine Addison-Swan

Liz Truss becomes shortest-serving Prime Minister: How long all the UK's leaders lasted in Number 10

Liz Truss United Kingdom Number 10 Alec DouglasHome Boris Johnson David Cameron George Canning Margaret Thatcher ROBERT WALPOLE

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister, she announced in a statement today , making her the shortest-serving leader in the UK’s history.

Truss stepped down following a tumultuous six-week premiership , after coming under fire following a series of U-turns over now-departed Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget. After Home Secretary Suella Braverman quit her post on Wednesday, the Conservative party appeared to be in disarray following a chaotic vote on fracking.

Not only is Truss the shortest-serving Prime Minister at just 45 days, she is also the only one to have lasted in the role for less than 100 days. The second-shortest serving PM was Tory George Canning, who spent 119 days as leader before his death in 1827.

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