Liz Truss became the British prime minister on Sept. 6. Stefan Rousseau/AP hide caption
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Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her resignation speech as her husband, Hugh O'Leary, stands nearby at Downing Street in London on Thursday. Truss has been prime minister for just 44 days. Rob Pinney/Getty Images hide caption
The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Oct. 14. Truss has only been in office for six weeks but has already drawn calls for her removal. Daniel Leal/AP hide caption
The U.K.'s Liz Truss hangs on by a thread as she loses another Cabinet minister
Journalists raise their hands for questions as Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a news conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday. Truss let go her finance chief Kwasi Kwarteng and reversed course on sweeping tax cuts. Daniel Leal/AP hide caption
Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing St. to face questions in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Boris Johnson resigns not over policies but deep concerns about his character
In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, in London, Jan. 19, 2022. Jessica Taylor/AP File Photo hide caption
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered Wednesday to give his political opponents less time to block a no-deal Brexit split from Europe before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline, winning Queen Elizabeth II's approval to suspend Parliament. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption