Liz Truss has resigned as British Prime Minister. She made the announcement during an inserted press conference on the sidewalk of 10 Downing Street this afternoon. She is the shortest-serving prime minister Britain has ever had: she was in office for 45 days. He was also the fifth prime minister in six years.

She informed King Charles that she wanted to hand in her resignation, Truss said. Next week the Conservatives will elect a new leader who will automatically become the UK’s new Prime Minister. There are currently no elections.

Truss had only been in office six weeks, but dissatisfaction with her performance was reflected throughout most of that time. Nevertheless, yesterday she described herself to Parliament as a “fighter, not a shirker”. But now she has admitted that she cannot fulfill her mandate.

“I became prime minister at a time of economic and international instability,” Truss said. She referred to the Ukraine crisis, but also to the weakening economy in the United Kingdom.

In the brief statement, she said she had a meeting today with the leader of the powerful 1922 Tories committee. This committee has already received so-called “no-confidence letters” against the prime minister in the past few days, which MPs can submit if they no longer like their party leader.

The committee is also responsible for setting a schedule for the lead race. A new Tory leader will be appointed next week. Truss’ successor will become the third prime minister this year.

It remains to be seen who the candidates will be. Veteran Jeremy Hunt, recently appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, has already told the BBC he will not be attending.

Opposition leader Keir Starmer has called for early elections. Scottish Prime Minister Sturgeon also wants elections to be held. “There really are no words to properly describe this utter mess.”

strong pressure

Home Secretary Braverman resigned yesterday. She gave the reason that she made a mistake by sending an official document from her private email address. But in the letter, she also hit out at the Truss administration. Braverman openly expressed doubts about the government’s course.

Truss has come under repeated fire in recent weeks. This was initially due to her economic plans, above all to the tax cut she proposed for the highest earners. Under intense pressure, she withdrew from these plans. Truss’ former Treasury Secretary was fired over the matter.

Last week came criticism again for Truss’ refusal to say whether she would increase pensions in the face of inflation. She later admitted. The BBC characterized her tenure as a failure and failure.