Liz Truss is no longer British Prime Minister. Exactly seven weeks to the day after taking office, the 47-year-old submitted to King Charles III on Tuesday. her resignation. The palace announced on Tuesday after a meeting between the head of state and Truss at London’s Buckingham Palace. Immediately thereafter, the monarch was to formally appoint her successor, Rishi Sunak, to form a government. Charles has been in office less than two months and is already experiencing his second prime minister.
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Truss announced her resignation on Thursday. With radical tax reforms, she triggered violent turbulence on the financial markets. She was also sharply criticized by her own Conservative Party and lost her authority. On Monday, the Tories then named Sunak as the new party leader and future prime minister.
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