Prime Minister of the United Kingdom resigns
Elizabeth Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the third woman to serve in the Prime Minister's Office.
Photo: Liz Truss/Facebook
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss has abruptly resigned after just 44 days in office.
She will remain in office until a successor has been chosen, according to a statement published on the Liz Truss Facebook page Thursday evening (United Kingdom Time).
Prime Minister Truss has also resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party, citing her inability to deliver the mandate on which she was elected to the Conservative Party.
She noted achievements made during her short-lived career as P.M. among them delivering on energy bills, cutting national insurance and protecting the security of the U.K.
A vision for a low tax, high growth economy that takes advantage of the freedoms of Brexit was also set out during her time, said the P.M.
“We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance,” P.M. Truss wrote.
“We have continued to stand with Ukraine and to protect our own security. And we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth economy – that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.”
His Majesty King Charles III was previously notified of her departure from the party and the Prime Minister’s Office, she stated.
The Prime Minister is the leader of His Majesty’s Government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the government, according to the official U.K. Government website.
As Minister for the Union, the Prime Minister works to ensure that all of government is acting on behalf of the entire United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
“I recognise however that, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” the P.M. said.
“I have therefore spoken to His Majesty The King to notify him that I am resigning as Leader of the Conservative Party.”
Her resignation makes way for an election to be held sometime next week in order to ensure the U.K. stays on its path to deliver its fiscal plans and maintain stability, the P.M. said.
“There will be a leadership election to be completed in the next week,” she said.
“This will ensure we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country’s economic stability and national security.
I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen.”
P.M. Truss studied philosophy, politics and economics at Merton College, Oxford.
She was appointed Prime Minister on 6 September 2022.
The Prime Minister was previously Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs from 15 September 2021.
She was appointed Minister for Women and Equalities on 10 September 2019. She was elected as the Conservative MP for south west Norfolk in 2010.
P.M. Truss entered Parliament in 2010 and was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare in September 2012.
She served as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from July 2014 until July 2016.
P.M. Truss was Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from July 2016 until June 2017.
She was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from June 2017 until July 2019.
The P.M. is married and has two children.
Prime Minister Truss is the third woman to serve in the P.M.’s Office after Theresa May and the “Iron Lady” Baroness Margaret Thatcher.