(London) British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday after just six weeks in office that looked like a descent into hell, triggering a new internal election within the Conservative Party.
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“Given the situation, I cannot fulfill the term on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” said Ms.me Truss, who becomes the shortest-lived head of government in contemporary UK history, outside 10 Downing Street. She specified that a new internal ballot would take place within the majority “by next week” to replace her.