The Rapid Downfall of Liz Truss

The Rapid Downfall of Liz Truss

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1530 of 1999
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Prime Minister Liz Truss of Britain has resigned after only 44 days in office. Hers is the shortest premiership in the country’s history.

What led to her downfall, and why has Britain entered a period of such profound political dysfunction?

Guest: Mark Landler, the London bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading:

• Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation, yet another episode of political instability • , only added to Britons’ concerns and frustrations over galloping inflation and a looming economic crisis. • Her fate was sealed three weeks ago when currency and bond traders reacted to her new fiscal program by torpedoing the pound and other British financial assets • . Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak and Ben Wallace • , all current or former Conservative cabinet members, are seen as candidates to replace Ms. Truss.

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