Victor EzejaThe United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss has resigned from her office. The resignation comes after her 45 days in office.
According to a BBC report, Truss said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest, to be completed within the next week.
Truss assumed office after her election following the resignation of Boris Johnson in September. She was elected by the Tory membership, but according to the BBC report, she “lost authority after a series of U-turns.”
Truss who reportedly delivered her resignation speech outside Downing Street said the Conservative Party had elected her on a mandate to cut taxes and boost economic growth, but given the situation of things, the mandate seems unachievable for her.
“I recognise that I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” Truss said.
The UK PM said she entered office at “a time of great economic and international instability,” (especially the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia) coupled with living costs which have shot higher.
She, however, indicated that she would remain in the office until a successor formally takes over as party leader.
Meanwhile, Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer subsequently, called for an immediate general election after Truss’s resignation speech.
The UK leader’s resignation comes a day after the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, quit her office.
Braverman reportedly stepped down due to a mistake that led to infringement of parliamentary rules which upon realization, she felt that resignation was the next right thing to do.
In a letter she sent to the PM, Braverman said her resignation was due to sending official documents from her personal email.
“Earlier today, I sent an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague as part of policy engagement, and with the aim of garnering support for government policy on migration. This constitutes a technical infringement of the rules.”
She noted that the business of government relies on people taking responsibility for their mistakes hence resigning was the right thing to do after she realised her mistake.
“I rapidly reported this on official channels and informed the Cabinet Secretary. As Home Secretary, I hold myself to the highest standards and my resignation is the right thing to do,” she wrote.
Braverman is the second member of the UK parliament to leave office since the assumption of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.
Truss will be recorded as the shortest-serving PM in British history when she finally leaves office.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
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