Just 45 days after taking office, British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on October 20 amid severe criticism she received for her fiscal policy, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the war between Russia and Ukraine and inflation.
She was only in office for six weeks, a duration that, by the way, makes her the creditor of the prime minister who was less time. It is understood that her resignation is due to enormous pressure from her own party and following the withdrawal of two of her closest collaborators.
In front of the British government headquarters, Liz Truss publicly announced that she had notified King Charles III of her resignation from the leadership of the Conservative Party and, therefore, from her position as Prime Minister. She also added that she will continue with the position until a new party leader is elected, which may happen in the next few days.
On September 6, Truss replaced Boris Johnson in office, but since then his term in office has been marked by political and economic chaos. His brief tenure was marked by market declines and speculation about his long-term future after a budget full of unsupported tax cuts caused unease in the British economy.
Her proposals to lower taxes, raise wages and economic growth without making changes to public spending did not convince even her own party, which was the one that put her as leader and prime minister. This unleashed the rain of criticism and there began to be dismissals and resignations such as that of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Kwasi Kwarteng, and that of Suella Braverman, the Minister of the Interior, who resigned because she was not happy with Truss’s management. About leaving her Guardian He assured that Braverman had left on the orders of the new Minister of the Economy.
On the other hand, with Liz Truss’s recent decision, a new fight to elect leaders within the Conservative Party, which has suffered from a loss of public support over the last year, is guaranteed.
It is possible that on this occasion, to choose the new conservative leader, it will only depend on the parliamentarians and not go to the militancy. However, the details of how the election and the contest will take place will be announced shortly.
Furthermore, it is understood that when Liz steps down entirely, her successor, from whatever party, will inherit huge problems that may not be fixed anytime soon.