Liz Truss has broken an unwanted record by becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history. Her tenure has clocked in at just 45 days, beating the record by several weeks.
Ms Truss will stay in office until a successor is chosen, just as Boris Johnson did - but she'd have to remain there for another 75 days to avoid becoming the shortest-serving in history - and the previous holder of the title died in office, rather than resigning or being forced out - or a combination of both!
Her time as Prime Minister was characterised by economic policies in her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous mini-budget that caused the pound to crash and sent interest rates on mortgages spiralling, U-turns on key policies several times a day, and the ultimate ministerial departures of Mr Kwarteng after just weeks, and Home Secretary Suella Braverman after just days. You can get more politics news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
