Liz Truss has been in office for just 45 days – the shortest tenure of any UK prime minister. The second shortest-serving PM was George Canning, who served for 119 days before dying in 1827. Trouble began when her first Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, spooked the financial markets with his Continue Reading
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, convenes her senior ministers for an inaugural cabinet meeting on Wednesday on her first full day in the office before she faces a barrage of questions in parliament. Truss, who officially became leader Tuesday at an audience with the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland after the […]Continue Reading