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Liz Truss resigns as UK PM after 45 days in office

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: October 20, 2022 6:23 PM

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday, bringing an end to a controversial reign amid fallout over her ...

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday, bringing an end to a controversial reign amid fallout over her ambitious tax cut policy.Liz Truss won a vote by Conservative party members by 81,326, against 60,399 for Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, who had served as finance minister under previous prime minister Boris Johnson.

Resigning from her position, Liz Truss said, "I recognise... given the situation I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party."“I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected," Liz Truss said just a day after she had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter and not a quitter.”

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