London British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation. She will remain in office until a successor has been appointed, the Conservative politician said on Thursday in London in front of Downing Street. You have already met King Charles III. talked about.
The British pound appreciated after the announcement: the course rose by almost one percent against the dollar. The British stock market also gained around one percent.
Truss only succeeded Boris Johnson at the beginning of September, who resigned after several scandals and scandals under pressure from his own party. But the 47-year-old has been fighting for her political survival in office since mid-September after her tax cut plans triggered a fiasco on the financial markets and she felt compelled to turn around.
Speculations about the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss had picked up speed in the morning. For example, the Conservative politician met Thursday lunchtime with Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative faction’s powerful 1922 Committee. The body is responsible for the election and deselection of party leaders.
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Several MPs had publicly withdrawn their confidence in Truss on Thursday after Interior Secretary Suella Braverman had resigned the day before and chaotic scenes had taken place during a parliamentary vote.