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      • Today, Liz Truss revealed that she’s resigning from her role as British Prime Minister. As a result, King Charles will make history by swearing in a new PM less than two months after ascending the throne. Truss’s tenure will also make history as the shortest for a British PM…ever.
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  1. Oct 20, 2022 · With Liz Truss’s Resignation, King Charles III Passes His First Major Test. Even as parliament faced meltdown throughout the week, the new monarch was able to stay silent and stick to his ...

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  3. Oct 21, 2022 · But the tumult that resulted was not exactly what she had in mind: Markets recoiled, the pound currency dived, her party revolted — and, in the end, she announced her resignation just 45 days after taking office.

  4. Oct 20, 2022 · The revolving door of national politics once again transfixed Britain when Prime Minister Liz Truss’s announced her resignation on Thursday, making her the second leader to depart in just a few...

  5. Oct 20, 2022 · LONDON — Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain announced her resignation on Thursday, bringing a swift end to a six-week stint in office that began with a radical experiment in trickle-down...

    • What Happened on Wednesday?
    • What’s This About ‘Manhandling?’
    • What Happens Now?
    • Who Might Win?

    Truss told Parliament on Wednesday, “I am a fighter, not a quitter,” after repeatedly being told she was unfit for office by opposition lawmakers. That claim would be tested hours later, when Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned, becoming the second high-profile government minister to leave Truss’ team within a week. Braverman’s successor, the ...

    Later on Wednesday, Labour lawmakers said they saw “jostling” and “manhandling” of Conservative MPs in the House of Commons, allegedly in an attempt to get them to back the government in a vote on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Labour MP Chris Bryant told Sky News on Thursday morning that he saw MPs being “intimidated and bullied,” with some in...

    There will be an election among Conservative members of Parliament for the next leader of the party by Oct. 28. Truss will remain prime minister until then. Under an expedited process, leadership challengers must win the support of 100 fellow Conservative Party lawmakers (out of a total of 357) by Monday afternoon. There will be three candidates ma...

    No one has officially entered the race yet, but Conservatives are already saying who they would like to see win. The current favorite, according to the bookmakers and political pundits, is Rishi Sunak, the former finance minister who resigned in protest from Boris Johnson’s government in July and then unsuccessfully stood for the leadership against...

  6. Oct 20, 2022 · Just one week before UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned from her role, King Charles greeted her at their first weekly audience with an unenthusiastic message. After shaking hands,...

  7. Oct 20, 2022 · October 20, 2022 6:22 pm (Updated 6:45 pm) King Charles was at Buckingham Palace preparing to welcome a president, a high commissioner, and an ambassador when he got the lunchtime call from...