UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation after a whirlwind 44 days in office - in which, she lost the confidence of various Tory MPs, as well as the general public through economic turbulence.
She is now set to become the shortest ever serving PM in the history of UK politics, after battling an open revolt from Conservatives who demanded her departure.
Speaking from a lectern in Downing Street this afternoon, Ms Truss announced that she told King Charles III that she would be resigning from her post as the leader of the Conservative Party - in all, the leader of the UK Government.
