Jakarta, IO – She personally announced her resignation outside the PM office and residence in Downing Street, London, Thursday (20/10).
“I recognize that given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party,” Truss said, a reported by the BBC, Friday (21/10).
Truss’s prime ministership is the shortest term in British history.
Conservative lawmakers had previously urged her to step down after her government faced a crisis following the reversal of economic policies as market started to lose confidence following the economic turmoil sparked by the announcement of her “mini budget.”
Truss said a replacement was expected next week. Her successor will be determined through a leadership contest in the Conservative Party, also known as Tory, the ruling party in Britain. (un)