In response to pressure from inside her Conservative Party, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday, six weeks after taking the helm at 10, Downing Street. Following the economic chaos and opposition her actions caused, Truss’ departure was eagerly awaited.
In a speech delivered outside Downing Street, Truss announced her resignation and stated that a leadership election will be held within the following week. She also mentioned that she had spoken today with Sir Graham Brady, the head of the 1922 Committee.
She declared that she would serve as prime minister until a replacement was selected. She stated that a leadership contest for MPs to choose her replacement will be “finished within the next week.”
During her speech, Truss acknowledged that she was unable to carry out the mandate for which she had been chosen. “I recognise that given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party,” Truss said.
