The election to replace outgoing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss as leader of the Conservative Party should take place by October 28, the official in charge said Thursday. This is following the resignation of Truss on Thursday, just 45 days after assuming the office, the shortest tenure of any British prime minister. …
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BREAKING: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns
The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss, on Thursday, reportedly stepped down from his role. Her resignation was coming barely two months after coming into office.
Read More »BREAKING: UK Prime Minister, Truss, Sacks Chancellor
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her Finance Minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted her own demise. The chancellor of the exchequer was dismissed in person by Truss after he rushed back early from …
Read More »UK PM Justifies ‘Controversial’ Tax cuts
United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss defended her tax cuts policy on Thursday, despite triggering market turmoil and forcing a Bank of England intervention to prevent “material risk” to the economy. “We had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get Britain moving, and also deal with inflation,” …
Read More »JUST-IN: Liz Truss Succeeds Boris Johnson As UK’s Prime Minister
UK Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, has been named leader of the governing Conservative Party, taking power as Britain’s next prime minister at a time when the country faces a cost-of-living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive party leadership contest that pitted Truss …
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