Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister after just 44 full days in office on Thursday 20 October.
Her short time at number 10 means that Truss is now the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history.
After battling an open revolt from the Conservatives demanding her departure, Truss spoke from a lectern in Downing Street on Thursday afternoon (20 October), where she announced she had told King Charles III she was resigning, as she recognised she “cannot deliver the mandate” which Tory members gave her just over six weeks ago.
So, as the second Tory leadership race in just less than four months begins, we thought that we’d take a look at some of the things that have outlasted Truss’ very short reign as PM.
After battling an open revolt from the Conservatives demanding her departure, Truss spoke from a lectern in Downing Street on Thursday afternoon (20 October), where she announced she had told King Charles III she was resigning, as she recognised she “cannot deliver the mandate” which Tory members gave her just over six weeks ago.
5. Kim Kardashian’s marriage to Kris Humphries
Kim Kardashian’s famously short wedding to Kris Humphries, which lasted just 72 days.
6. The first Covid-19 lockdown in the UK
The first Covid-19 lockdown in the UK lasted from March 2020 to June 2020.
7. Jedward’s time on X Factor
Jedward’s time on X Factor. Identical twins John and Edward divided option of the judges and he public whey they took part in the ITV talent contest in 2009 but they still lasted for 7 weeks.
8. Ann Widdecombe’s time on Strictly Come Dancing
Former MP Ann Widdecombe became an unlikely Strictly Come Dancing hero in 2010 when she stayed in the competition for 10 weeks.