She spent just 45 days in office. Only four other prime ministers since the turn of the 20th century have lasted less than a year in the job
. Instead, she will be remembered for her many U-turns, unforced political and economic blunders, and having the shortest tenure of any British prime minister in history .
Ms Truss barely managed one-third of the time of the next briefest prime minister, George Canning. His premiership ended after 118 days in 1827, when he succumbed to a bout of pneumonia. Aside from Ms Truss, only four other prime ministers since the turn of the 20th century have lasted less than a year in the job. Andrew Bonar Law, a Conservative born in Canada, took office in 1922 but left it after 211 days. He had lost his ability to speak during a battle with throat cancer.
Number 10 Downing Street may as well install a revolving door. Ms Truss is the fourth consecutive Tory PM to resign; her successor will be Britain’s fourth leader in as many years. The instability only adds to the enormous challenges facing the country: long-standing issues of stagnant growth, a rocky post-Brexit future, an acute inflation crisis, and a self-inflicted run-in with. Ms Truss’s demise is also humiliating for her party.
When she made the final round in the leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson , Ms Truss thanked her supporters by tweeting that she was “ready to hit the ground from day one”. On that, at least, she kept her promise.
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