London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned and will remain in office until the next Prime Minister is elected.

She said before resigning today, “I could not do what I was elected by the Conservative Party. Truss said that I became the PM of the country at a time when the country is struggling with a big economic problem.”

A day earlier, Liz Trus had said, “I am a warrior and not going to leave the post of PM.”

Truss was PM for only 45 days. This is the shortest tenure of any British Prime Minister. Just weeks after Liz Truss took over as prime minister, mismanagement of the economy triggered a rebellion in the party. In the last one week, two ministers have resigned from the post.

Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Westminster, it has been found that members of the Conservative Party are regretting their September decision to elect Liz Truss as leader. Liz Truss recently presented a mini-budget in the UK Parliament. In this budget, steps were taken to curb rising taxes and inflation, although these decisions were immediately withdrawn by the government.

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London: New Conservative party leader Liz Truss took over as prime minister on Wednesday following a formal invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to form the government. Truss met the Queen at Balmoral Castle today, where he was formally appointed britain’s new prime minister.

Truss is the 15th Prime Minister to run the government in the palace of Queen Elizabeth II. Winston Churchill was the first Prime Minister on this list to take office in 1952.

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London: Liz Truss, who is in the race for the post of British Prime Minister, has been embroiled in a controversy after a comment made about French President Emmanuel Macron.

Truss is contesting against Indian-origin Rishi Sunak for the post of Conservative Party leader and prime ministerial post.

Asked at a party event if President Macron is a “friend or an enemy,” Secretary of State Liz said if she became prime minister she would “look at Macron on the basis of actions, not words.” Sunak had earlier said the French president was a “friend”.

Sunak had said that if he becomes prime minister, he will re-establish the UK’s relations with Europe.

Opposition Labour has condemned Truss for the remarks. He said it was an “insult to Britain’s most steadfast partner”.

President Macron also responded diplomatically to Truss’s remarks in Paris. “Whoever becomes the leader of Britain, Britain will always be a friend of France. Several leaders of Truss’s own party have also condemned her for this comment.

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