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The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

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Tory troubles: A brief timeline of UK political upheavals

It's a British cliché that a week is a long time in politics

The Independent UK

Britain’s Shortest-Serving Prime Ministers

Liz Truss resigned as prime minister on Thursday 44 days after starting the job, making her Britain's shortest-serving premier. Below are the country's other leaders who did not make it through their first year. George Canning - 118 days The Tory statesman's time in office was cut short by death,…

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Britain sanctions Iran over supply of drones to Russia

Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on three Iranian military figures and a defence manufacturer for supplying Russia with drones to attack civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine.

Reuters

Britain's political turmoil shatters its pragmatic image

When the United Kingdom walked out of the European Union two years ago, Brexit supporters believed that British pragmatism and common sense would not only see them through but would allow their country to flourish as it stood alone

The Independent UK

Russia Says Outgoing PM Truss Was a ‘Catastrophically Illiterate’ Disgrace

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying she was a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy". "Britain has never known such a disgrace of a prime minister," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a social…

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Liz Truss is shortest serving Prime Minister as others resigned, became ill or died

As Liz Truss claims top spot as Britain's shortest serving Prime Minister, we take a look at who else has held the job and how long they lasted.

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Starmer calls for general election ‘now’ and says Labour manifesto is ready

The Labour leader said Britons ‘deserve a proper say’ in the country’s future and that his party is ‘very prepared’.

The Independent UK

Truss has discredited high-octane, free-market economics – perhaps for ever

Trussonomics, and Brexitism, have proven the dangers of trying to turn rightwing ideology into reality

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss Resigns after Six Weeks as UK Prime Minister

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic program that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party. The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss: What happened on every day of Prime Minister's 44 days in charge

The Prime Minister announced her resignation on Thursday afternoon during a short statement in Downing Street.

Daily Record

Truss's demise ends the revival of Thatcher's libertarian economics

Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.

Reuters

Piers Morgan says 'it's time' for him to run as Prime Minister after Liz Truss 'shambles'

Twitter users were divided earlier this afternoon, as former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan toyed with the idea of entering the world of politics following the Prime Minister's resignation

Daily Mirror

Welsh hotel that opened just months ago is named one of the best in Britain

"A hit of Spanish style in the heart of the Welsh capital"

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s history of U-turns as PM steps down after just 45 days in power

Britain’s short-lived PM was no stranger to about-turns even before she entered Downing Street

Reuters

Factbox-Liz Truss resignation: who were the UK’s shortest serving prime ministers?

Liz Truss resigned as prime minister on Thursday 44 days after starting the job, making her Britain's shortest-serving premier.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss promised UK a shakeup — but was forced out instead

Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain’s economy

The Guardian - UK

As the Tories implode, Britain’s unions are powering up – and more than ready for the fight

Union leaders see themselves as a third force in politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Liz Truss seals her place in history as Britain's shortest-ever serving PM

The soon-to-be ex-Prime Minister has secured a humiliating record

Reuters

Biden not concerned about UK upheaval hurting the U.S. economy

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he was not worried about the UK's political upheaval from the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss hitting the U.S. economy.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss' destiny: Shortest tenure as UK prime minister

Liz Truss will go down in history as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, a leader whose grasp on power was so tenuous in recent days it spawned a jokey online contest to see whether she would outlast a head of lettuce

Radio France Internationale

Macron wishes UK a 'rapid return to stability' after Truss resignation

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday her resignation as Conservative Party leader after just six weeks in power and said her successor would be elected by the end of next week. France's President Emmanuel Macron wishes the UK "a rapid return to stability."

The Independent UK

Russia says Liz Truss was a ‘catastrophically illiterate disgrace’ of a PM OLD

‘Britain has never known such a disgrace of a prime minister,’ says Moscow

Evening Standard

Liz Truss’s 44-day leadership in quotes: From fighter to quitter

A look back at what she has said since winning the Conservative Party leadership battle

Chicago Sun-Times

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after tumultuous 6-week term

Truss, who said she will remain in office for a few more days, has been prime minister for just 45 days.

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