PM Liz Truss resigns as UK political turmoil deepens

 

The announcement comes after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered upheaval in financial markets.

 

Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter and not a quitter.” (AFP)

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority.

"I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected," she said on Thursday. 

Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was "a fighter and not a quitter."

 

But Truss left after she was forced to abandon many of her economic policies and lost control of Conservative Party discipline.

Her departure leaves a divided party seeking a leader who can unify its warring factions.

Source: TRTWorld and agencies 

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