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British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after ‘disastrous’ economic plan, NBC News reports

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) (Alberto Pezzali, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

LONDONBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday that she would resign after just six weeks in office, following a disastrous and rapidly reversed economic plan that sent the pound plunging and her government into chaos.

Having been formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 6, Truss is now by far the shortest-serving prime minister in British history and will be remembered as one of the most calamitous.

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The previous holder of this record, George Canning, lasted 119 days in the early 19th century; Truss will serve about 50.

Read the full report from NBC News.


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