Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister, UK leader contest to conclude by Oct. 28

Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as prime minister, brought down by her economic program that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she was appointed.

A leadership election will be completed within the next week.

Speaking outside the door of her Number 10 Downing Street office, Truss accepted that she could not deliver the promises she made when she was running for Conservative leader, having lost the faith of her party.

"I recognize though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party," she said.

"This morning I met the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady. We've agreed that there will be a leadership election to be completed within the next week. This will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country's economic stability and national security."

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Liz Truss is now the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, after her resignation on Thursday. 

Truss served since September 6, a total of 44 days. 

She broke the record of  George Canning, who died after serving 118 days in office in 1827. 

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation from the position on Thursday, just two months after taking office.

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