Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving prime minister in history after the King accepted her resignation so new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak can take power. The King was “graciously pleased to accept” her resignation after just 49 days in office when they met on Tuesday morning, Buckingham Palace said.
She was driven to the palace after using her 187 seconds-long farewell speech to stress the need to be “bold” as she defended the tax-cutting agenda that sparked economic chaos and led to her downfall. Mr Sunak, 42, arrived at the palace to be appointed prime minister.
He will be the UK’s first Hindu PM, the first of Asian heritage, and the youngest for more than 200 years. After seven weeks as prime minister, Ms Truss celebrated reversing the national insurance hike imposed by Mr Sunak when he was chancellor.
