prime minister liz truss today setting the women s and men s indoor speed record for duration of a prime minister, only 44 days in office, that is not even her abrupt resignation earlier today throws our closest ally even further into chaos. now that our friends across the pond weren t able to find any humor in this instability, the economist magazine pointedly wondered which would last longer, liz truss s prime ministership or a perishable ahead of iceberg lettuce, a youtube live stream puts this theory to the test six days ago. well, lettuce, liz, is still standing. when folks start invoking solid items when discussing how long it will last at her job, at some point it becomes a feta complaint. but let us move on. how could six weeks ago so horribly wrong? liz truss s is fall from power exhilarated after she introduced trussonomics, a plan for massive tax cuts aimed at the wealthiest britons so that they could create jobs, she said. essentially, trickle down economics. th
issued with emergency flood warnings. and a jury in new york clears the actor, kevin spacey of making unwanted sexual advances towards a m year old. hellpfind welcome leadership contest in four months after liz truss resigned saying she couldn t implement the policies on which she was elected as leader. under a new system, candidates will need the support of at least 100 mps by monday, with a view to having a new prime minister by next friday at the latest. the bookies favourites are liz truss s predecessor borisjohnson and the man she beat to the job, rishi sunak. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. the shortest serving prime minister in british history. her position unsalvageable. we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of brexit. i recognise, though, given the situation, i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i therefore have spoken to his majesty the king to
to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked and unable to cope with the demand putting vulnerable people at risk. and, us chess grandmaster hans niemann is suing a rival or at least 100 million dollars for alleged cheating. welcome to bbc news live from westminster. the leader of the house penny mordaunt has become the first to declare the winner will replace liz truss declare the winner will replace liz truss who declare the winner will replace liz truss who resigned yesterday although she remains in downing street although she remains in downing street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is appointed- street until the successor is appointed. street until the successor is anointed. ., , , appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss said appointed. speaking outside number ten liz truss
to disqualify him from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world in a few days time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. mrjohnson left office just over six weeks ago, forced out after a series of crises, including infringing the law. they each need the backing of at least 100 colleagues to do so. whoever wins becomes conservative leader and the next prime minister but opposition parties are calling for a general election. our deputy political editor vicki young has this report. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. once again, there is a vacancy at the top of government. li
today setting the men s and women s all time indoor speed record for duration as a prime minister only 44 days in office. that s not even five squa scaramuccis. her abrupt resignation throws her closest ally even further into chaos. not that our friends across the pond weren t able to find humor in this, the economy magazine argued which would ask longer, liz truss prime minister or a head of lettuce. you know when folks start invoking salad items when discussing how long you re going to last at your job, at some point it becomes a feta complete. but let us move on. how could six weeks go so horribly wrong. liz truss deceleration from power, truss-nomics, they could create jobs, she said. essentially trickledown economic. this proposal immediately caused the british economy to implode. just the mere suggestion of this plan sent financial markets into a tail spin, drove the country s currency to a record low value against the american dollar, and pushed mortgage rates even