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Oct 2022
49m 40s

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns

Bbc World Service
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The British Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation after weeks of chaos in her government. Speaking outside Number Ten Downing Street, Ms Truss said she couldn't deliver the mandate on which she'd been elected. She's been prime minister for only six weeks and her tenure is by far the shortest in British history. Liz Truss's Conservative Part ... Show More
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