Liz Truss has endured a torrid six weeks since being announced as the new UK prime minister after beating rival Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest on 6 September.
The former foreign secretary took office at No 10 Downing Street that day, only for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to pass away two days into her premiership, prompting a period of national mourning, after which her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng sent the international financial markets into turmoil with his radical but ill-advised and uncosted “mini-Budget”, which ultimately forced his premature exit from No 11 and replacement with Jeremy Hunt as Treasury chief.
