October 20, 2022
Liz Truss, the first accountant in Number 10, has become the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history after sensationally stepping down today following severe backlash against her mini-Budget plans.
Truss threw in the towel this afternoon after facing bruising criticism of her calamitous mini-Budget, which caused the pound to plummet and eventually led to the former PM sacking her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.