He will remain in office until a successor is chosen, initially in less than a week.

MADRID, October 20 (EUROPA PRESS TELEVISION) –

The British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has announced her resignation, which she has informed King Charles III of, although she will remain head of Government until a successor is chosen. “This is the best decision to keep the UK in a stable economic condition,” he said in an appearance on Downing Street.

Truss, who this week has stated on several occasions that he will not resign, has assumed that he cannot fulfill the “mandate” given to him by his fellow party members six weeks ago, when he was elected the ‘premier’ at the end of the election. internal preliminary process.

The conservative leader, a former foreign minister, has stated that there is an international context of “great instability”.

Truss had a “difficult” final day, as Downing Street sources admitted to the mainstream media. At least 17 deputies have asked him to step down due to the political turmoil of recent weeks, marked by the complete dismantling of the fiscal program announced by the Executive in September, according to a Sky News count.

Prior to appearing before the media, the ‘premier’ met in Downing Street with his number two, Therese Coffey, who is considered his main ally in the Government, and also with the head of the ‘story’ committee responsible for organizing the succession, Graham Brady.

The process will take place over the next week, with a view to making it faster than the one that promoted Truss to replace his predecessor, Boris Johnson. As such, the current leader will complete the shortest term in British democratic history.

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