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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Liz Truss Resigns as British Prime Minister

After just six weeks in office, the embattled Conservative leader is out.

Reason

Business of monarchy continues for King on day Prime Minister resigns

Charles held the first credentials presentations of his reign.

The Independent UK

Could Rishi Sunak replace Liz Truss as PM?

Richmond MP struggled to convince fellow Tories he was right man to lead economic revival this summer but his dire warnings have been entirely vindicated by disastrous and short-lived reign of Liz Truss

The Independent UK

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UK political crisis: Pound extends gain as focus turns to future UK leadership

LONDON: The pound extended gains after Liz Truss announced she was resigning as UK prime minister, capping weeks of speculation on the future of her premiership since her initial fiscal policy drove markets into turmoil.

The Times of India

Liz Truss resigns as Paisley-educated politician becomes shortest-serving Prime Minister ever

The Conservative Party leader announced her resignation outside Number 10 Downing Street around 1.30pm today.

Daily Record

Irish premier asks for Liz Truss’s successor be selected quickly

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said that agreement on the protocol was ‘ever more urgent’ after a day of drama at Westminster.

The Independent UK

Lettuce in wig outlasts Liz Truss premiership as PM’s political career wilts

Outgoing prime minister declines to congratulate Iceberg in brief resignation speech

The Independent UK

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Bertie Ahern critical of Truss as she departs as British PM

Mr Ahern said he hopes whoever becomes the next prime minister will take a ‘proactive’ approach to the talks with the EU.

The Independent UK

Daily Star’s head of lettuce outlasts Liz Truss’s time as Prime Minister

‘When a lettuce outlasts a Prime Minister, we have truly reached the endive days,’ said one Twitter user.

Evening Standard

Lettuce Pray For The UK: Liz Truss Resigns, Lasts 4.1 Scaramuccis

Liz Truss, who succeeded Boris Johnson as the U.K.'s prime minister on Sept. 5, resigned Thursday after 44 days in office. That's 4.1 Scaramuccis.

Benzinga

Rishi Sunak will run to be the next Prime Minister, allies say

Mr Sunak was defeated by Liz Truss in the race to become the new PM last month

Wales Online

UK-US co-operation will remain strong, says Biden

The US president thanked Liz Truss for her partnership over the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Truss triggers Tory leadership contest – what happens next?

There is little clarity about how the prime minister will be replaced, but this is what we know

The Guardian - UK

What next after Liz Truss’s resignation as Tory leader?

Her successor is expected to be in place by October 28 after a truncated leadership election.

The Independent UK

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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

Daily Record

Liz Truss resigns: 'Forget PM - the whole Tory party should go'

Labour MSPs are tonight leading calls for a general election in the wake of Liz Truss falling on her sword.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss can receive £115,000 a year FOR LIFE after she quits as Prime Minister

Even though Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving PM ever, the Downing Street incumbent will still be eligible to claim from a six-figure allowance pot after she exits the famous black door

Wales Online

Who will stand in the leadership election to be the next Prime Minister

Two top names have been ruled out, but Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak may go head to head, along with other well-known figures

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The Guardian - UK

Salad daze: lettuce and tofu to the fore as Twitter digests Truss’s departure

Some thought it the ‘tip of the iceberg’, while others tried interesting ways of quantifying the PM’s tenure

The Independent UK

Who might stand in the Tory leadership contest after PM Liz Truss’s resignation?

Former candidate Rishi Sunak is among the names being mentioned but allies of Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove have said they will not run.

Wales Online

The Welsh Tory MP who helped bring down Liz Truss says she has 'done the right thing'

Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis had written a public letter calling for Liz Truss to quit as Prime Minister

Wales Online

Who are the whips, what do they do and why are they important?

The chaos in the Commons vote was part of the end game for Liz Truss

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 Independent UK

Boris Johnson wants to stand in contest to replace Liz Truss in No 10, friends say

Ex-prime minister – who still faces inquiry into whether he lied to parliament over Partygate – wants to ’finish the job’, ally says

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