Liz Truss resigns as United Kingdom Prime Minister

HY News 21 October, 2022 10:27 am IST
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation just six weeks after taking office.

Speaking in Downing Street, the Prime Minister said she would stay on as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen to serve as Tory leader.

After Liz Truss unceremonious exit as UK's Prime Minister with 45 days of taking oath candidates have a couple of days to gather the support of MPs. Nominations will close at 2pm on Monday and candidates are expected to have backing of at least 100 MPs to run.

The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in parliament and need not call a nationwide election for another two years, will elect a new leader by Oct. 28.

It is reported that nobody has declared their intention to run yet - but Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt are seen as contenders. The contest is likely to pit ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak against Penny Mordaunt, but could also see the return of former premier Boris Johnson, who was ousted in July when his ministers resigned en masse to force him out of power.

Liz Truss became Britain’s fourth prime minister in six years after being elected in September to lead the Conservative Party by its members, not the broader electorate, and with support from only around a third of the party’s lawmakers.

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