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A Look Back at 2022 British Politics, Part Two: Liz Truss
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Published on December 30, 2022 - Duration: 01:45s
A Look Back at 2022 British Politics, Part Two: Liz Truss
By September 2022, Liz Truss had beaten Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race, and by October, a lettuce had beaten Liz Truss.
She became the UK’s shortest-serving Prime Minister - lasting just 45 days in office.
Two days after Truss asked the Queen’s permission to form a government, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died.
This bought her time before she had to deliver her plan of action, In the end, that came in the form of a disastrous budget that saw the value of the pound drop to an all-time low.
Report by Hajariv.
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