Charlotte Davies
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Updated Thursday, October 20, 2022-16:17
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Direct The resignation of Liz Truss, last minute
UK Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after 45 days in office
British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday, 24 hours after declaring that she was "a fighter" and not "a deserter."
The
prime minister
will go down in history as
the shortest
UK leader after 45 days in office and the
fourth Conservative leader to fall in six years
.
When will Truss's successor be announced?
Downing Street's new tenant will be announced next Friday
, October 28
.
Could Boris Johnson become prime minister again?
According to
Sky News
, one of the names that are being considered among the deputies is that of
Boris Johnson
.
Although he was unable to run for prime minister this summer after resigning in July, the former
Tory leader
could still run this time
, and has not shied away from ruling out a future return to the political front line.
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