Liz Truss To Step Down As UK PM After Chaotic Tenure, Becomes Shortest-Serving UK Leader

Liz Truss announced her resignation as the UK's prime minister on Thursday after just 54 days on the job. Jeremy Clarkson has since branded the Conservative leader a "nightmare" but is admittedly confused by the electorate's reaction.Speaking out in his latest column for The Sun, the former Top Gear presenter admitted he was shocked by Brits fury at Ms Truss' manifesto on taxation.The prime minister, who has since quit her role, pledged to cut taxes but was forced to make a drastic U-turn after sparking an economic downturn, and ultimately was forced to sack chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.Jeremy, 62, has since claimed he thought Britons would be rushing off to the pub to celebrate the tax cut announcements."But they didn’t.

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister, with a pledge to re-unite the bitterly divided Tory Party.

The chaos surrounding the UK Government is not only bad for the economy, but potentially disastrous for the environment, a leading West Lothian businessman has said.

Liz Truss, 47, announced her resignation this afternoon after just six weeks as Prime Minister, triggering the process of finding the fourth Tory leader in just four years. Piers Morgan, 57, has taken the opportunity to hint that he would be open to taking on the role, leaving his Twitter users to share their strong opinions on his jibe.As the news broke of Truss' resignation from her role as PM this afternoon, the TalkTV host grabbed the opportunity to joke about the country's situation.In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers Piers shared an unearthed picture of himself smiling as he stood outside Downing street.He left the short caption: "It may be time."As the Tory party search for their fourth Prime Minister in four years, Morgan seems to have quipped that he would be up for the role, upsetting many Twitter users.0Captial_ exclaimed: "You are too arrogant for that position, people don't like you and simply in this world you need to be likeable in order to be successful.Something you are not."Atb_1972 quipped back: "You name me one Prime Minister that was likeable? I'll wait."BennyBeggs said of Piers: "Would be fun to see actually, imagine a prime minister who just gets up walks away after getting questioned and not seen for days."RyanTomson3 commented: "I know we’re desperate but not that desperate."The resignation of Truss' Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Wednesday as well as a chaotic vote in the Commons sealed the PM's doomed fate.Her departure after 45 days in office makes her the shortest-serving PM in UK history.Speaking outside Downing Street this afternoon, Truss stated: "I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister less than six weeks after she was appointed.

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has claimed the “optics” of the chaos surrounding Liz Truss’ Government are “awful”. Ross said the Tory Government would “deal” with bread and butter issues like mortgages, weeks after Truss and her colleagues tanked the UK economy.

Liz Truss’ difficult week is going from bad to worse. A former aide has claimed the under fire British Prime Minister’s advisers would lie about deaths in her family so she could miss appearing on British current affairs program Question Time.

Liz Truss faces a tough clash with Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions today, having been forced to junk her entire economic strategy and with her leadership in peril.

Liz Truss - you can not Romaine.As lacklustre Liz’s vegetable government rolls slowly towards an iceberg of its own making, The Star took it upon itself to say what we’re all thinking: “Hand in your Lettuce of Resignation, Liz!”And although our emerald emissary was cruelly barred from the gates of No.10, everyone they met agreed that our wet lettuce leader’s salad days were behind her.READ MORE: Daily Star's viral Liz Truss Lettuce becomes latest 'celebrity' to join Cameo“Maybe a few more weeks,” said Olivia Birch, “I don’t know, for her sake.”Her mum Melanie gave Truss little hope of making it past, “a second lettuce. Maybe?” Most people The Star chatted with reckoned you could count the number of lettuce lifespans Lame Duck Liz has left on one hand.

Rylan Clark has hit back at comments that he's a 'talentless idiot' after wading into the latest political chaos. The BBC Radio 2 host regularly shares his thoughts on the latest goings on in Government. And Monday (October 17) was no different when Liz Truss appeared to go 'missing' amid calls for her resignation.

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he believes Liz Truss will still be Prime Minister at Christmas - despite five Tory MPs already publicly calling for her to step down.

Liz Truss has apologised for her 'mistakes' and has pledged to lead the Tories into the next general election as she fought for her job after ditching her tax-cutting plans. The Prime Minister said she has 'adjusted what we’re doing' after the Government’s fiscal policies spooked the markets.

Liz Truss has apologised for going "too far" - but pledged to fight on to outlast the Daily Star's lettuce to lead the Tories into the next election.Speaking to the BBC's Chris Mason today (Monday) as she desperately tried to revive her ailing premiership, the PM admitted she acted "too fast" with the ill-fated mini-budget.But she claimed that she was determined to beat the odds to stay in power despite.READ MORE: Will Daily Star's 60p Tesco lettuce or PM Liz Truss last longer? Watch live feedShe made the comments after new chancellor Jeremy Hunt forced wilting Liz into submission after he scrapped almost all her proposed tax cuts in a series of dramatic U-turns that will raise £32bn a year for the battered economy.The wannabe PM reversed plans to slash the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 19% in April and axed new VAT-free shopping for foreign tourists.And he will only fund the Energy Price Cap until April, not for two winters as originally planned, promising that support for soaring bills will be reviewed from Spring in a blow to all taxpayers’ heating bills.Truss, speaking to Mason, said: "I recognise that we did act too fast, and that's why I've adjusted what we're doing and I do think it is the mark of an honest politician who does say, yes, I've made a mistake."I've addressed that mistake. And now we need to deliver for people, you known what we've said we'll deliver."I have said sorry for the fact that we did act too far.

Piers Morgan, 57, has spoken about the ongoing political situation in Downing Street following the resignation of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.The news presenter addressed his 7.9 million followers to say the UK deserved and "urgently needs" better than what he claims the country are currently getting. Piers insinuated that Prime Minister Liz Truss should call a general election amid the turmoil her government is currently facing. He said: "Britain deserves and urgently needs better than this ongoing clown show."If the Tories can’t get their act together asap and show the country proper leadership (not Truss) at a time of real crisis, they must call an election and let us decide who we want in charge."In another Tweet, Piers responded to a quip from a Twitter user after the TalkTV host announced he was filming an episode of his show, PM Uncensored in New York. He wrote: "My New York studio for the week as we take ⁦@PiersUncensored⁩ to the Big Apple."Got some great guests… tune into ⁦@TalkTV tonight at 8pm."User Rupert Myers wrote in response: "Unfortunate timing for a departure from the UK?"Piers responded in a quote tweet, saying: "I’m still allowed to whack Truss from New York, relax.."The presenter also went on in yet another tweet to go after Truss and defend Jeremy Hunt for his destruction of Liz Truss' "disastrous" mini-budget, as presented by Kwarteng.He said: "Hunt just took a wrecking-ball to Trussonomics, the disastrous mini-budget, and to the Prime Minister's reputation."Liz Truss must resign immediately."Users took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the subject."This can't go on. Labour are the only viable alternative.

Liz Truss looks like she is a leader ‘totally out of her depth’, according to voters in Manchester, with the vast majority calling for a general election.

Jeremy Hunt has announced that help with energy bills for households will only last until April next year. The newly-appointed Chancellor confirmed the decision during an economic statement on Monday (October 17).

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered an economic statement today to try and stabilise the markets.

Jeremy Hunt has announced the government will make a number of U-turns as he rips up the Government's mini-budget. He made the announcement during a televised address on Monday (October 17).

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' push to cut taxes for her country's highest earners was a "mistake," President Biden stated Saturday. Truss was forced to scrap large portions of her tax plan last week amid market turmoil and disintegrating public confidence.