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It seems the lettuce won 🥬 🏆 After just 45 days, Liz Truss has announced she is to step down as prime minister making her the shortest-serving PM in UK history. The announcement, made by Truss outside Downing Street, follows the near-complete evaporation of her political authority which has seen her crash the markets, lose two key ministers and shed the confidence of almost all her own MPs. Tap the link in bio to follow the latest developments. #LizTruss #Conservatives #Tories #UKPolitics #Parliament #Politics

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office, making her one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history. Truss, Britain’s third female prime minister, was unable to save her embattled premiership even though she ditched her entire economic plan and replaced two key Cabinet posts over the past week. “I cannot deliver the mandate for which I have been elected by the Conservative Party. I spoke to the king and notified him that I was resigning,” she said in front of her residence at Downing Street. Truss said that there would be a leadership election to replace her “to be completed within the next week.” She said that she would “remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen.” Read more through the link in our bio.

🚨 BREAKING: Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.

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Liz Truss has announced she is resigning after 44 days in office, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. She announced that she would stand down after losing the confidence of Tory MPs and cabinet ministers. She said a successor would be chosen within a week “to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country’s economic stability”. It is not clear whether the contest will go to the Conservative membership or if Tory MPs will be asked to crown her successor. ⁠ 🔗 Follow the link in bio to follow our live updates

- Absolute abject chaos - A government in its death spiral - Utter turmoil That is how the nation's broadcasters opened their news programmes last night on yet another unprecedented day in British politics. Swipe for the Guardian view on why exactly it's time for Liz Truss to go - and tap the link in bio to read our timeline on how the chaos unfolded in Westminster, blow by excruciating blow. #LizTruss #Conservatives #Tories #UKPolitics #Parliament #Politics

After weeks of waiting, student loan borrowers can now apply for President Biden’s program to receive up to $20,000 in debt cancellation. Biden officially launched the application Monday after the Education Department opened the form over the weekend as part of a beta test, hoping to find and remedy any glitches on the site. Eight million people have applied to date, the president said. He estimates that the White House has received some 10,000 letters from borrowers praising one of his signature economic policies. Biden’s plan is to cancel as much as $10,000 in federal student loan debt for people earning less than $125,000 a year, or less than $250,000 for married couples. Those who received Pell Grants, federal aid for lower-income students, could see up to $20,000 forgiven. Here is what you need to know about the application process. Read more through the link in our bio.

BREAKING: Embattled U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation. Truss, who only became prime minister on September 6, will be the shortest serving prime minister in modern political history. #news #politics #liztruss

Environmental activists have coated the outside of Harrods department store with bright orange paint as they continued their demonstrations across London. Just Stop Oil campaigners shared video of themselves walking along the footpath outside the shop in Knightsbridge as they took aim at its windows. Harrods confirmed it had been targeted but said the shop remained open as normal. 🔗 Click the link in bio for the full story

🚨 Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the Tory leadership contest to replace his successor Liz Truss, The Telegraph understands. ⁠ ⁠ Mr Johnson was forced out of No 10 on September 6 this year but he is understood to now be taking soundings about trying to get his old job back. ⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio

“They play at war now, they pretend to catch Russians.” On the outskirts of a war-ravaged village in north of Kyiv, holding toy guns, children have set up a pretend roadblock to check outsiders' passports. They’ve learnt to do this, says one of the children’s grandmothers, after hiding in a basement for a month from occupying Russian forces. After Russia withdrew from key parts of Ukraine, our video producer Christopher Cherry visited one of the liberated villages slowly recovering from the invasion’s devastating impact. There, he met a group of friends from the capital who had formed repair.together, determined to help those who had suffered under the invading army. Watch our full video feature on how exactly people are coming together to rebuild homes - and hope - by clicking the link in bio. Video by christophcherry + metra_artex #ukrainewar #ukrainerussiawar #ukraine #ukraineinvasion #russia #kyiv

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Can Liz Truss Survive as PM? A cabinet minister appeared to cast doubt on the prime minister’s future this morning as a Tory MP warned she has just 12 hours to save her job. Following a total breakdown of party discipline and unity, the executive of the 1922 Committee, which represents backbench Tory MPs, is expected to meet today to discuss the prime minister’s future. A growing number of Tory MPs believe it is time for Liz Truss to resign. 🔗 Follow the link in bio for the latest updates

👖 ‘James Dean gave them a bad boy image. Marilyn Monroe showcased their sex appeal. Elvis wore the first black pair, while Bruce Springsteen chose them for the cover of Born in the USA. Tony Blair hardly seemed to be out of them in Number 10.⁠ ⁠ ‘Chances are, you have a pair in your wardrobe and whether they’re 501s, 511s, 701s or Ribcage, they’ll feature the familiar red tab, brown leather patch and button fly that make them one of the few brands that can legitimately lay claim to that horribly overused term: iconic.⁠ ⁠ ‘Don’t take my word for it: a 19th century pair, found in an abandoned mine in the American west and covered in white wax from the Victorian miner’s candles, has just sold at auction for $87,000 (£76,800).’⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read the full story at the link in our bio.

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