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President Biden thanked Liz Truss for her partnership on the Russia-Ukraine conflict after the embattled PM dramatically quit Thursday after just six weeks on the job.
A leadership election will reportedly be completed within a week
After Ms Truss embarrassingly quit this afternoon after a mere 44 days in power, the party announced would-be successors would need to win the support of 100 MPs to get on the ballot.
Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday following a failed tax-cutting budget that rocked financial markets and which led to a revolt within her own Conservative Party.
The Prime Minister had been texting friends late into the night after a chaotic day in Westminster which saw her sack her home secretary and then plead with her Chief Whip not to resign hours later.