Liz Truss Becomes Lowest Serving Prime Minister Of UK
Liz Truss becomes lowest serving Prime Minister of Britain.
Today we will discuss the Prime Ministers of Britain who could not stay in the post of PM even for a year; Liz Truss is at the top, resigns in 44 days.
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s chair was snatched away in just 44 days. Let’s have a look at the Prime Ministers of Britain who could not stay in the PM’s chair even for a year.
1. Lidge Truss (the Year 2022).
Liz Truss was the Prime Minister of Britain for only 44 days. She came from the Conservative Party.
2. George Canigdin (Year-1827).
George Canigdin was the Prime Minister of Britain for 119 days in the year 1827. He was elected by the Tory party, he died while in the post of Prime Minister.
3. Viscount Goderich (1827-28).
Viscount Goderich was the Prime Minister of Britain for 144 days. He took over as PM after the death of George Canigdin.
4. Bonar La (Year- 1922-23).
Bonar La was the British Prime Minister for 211 days, he was elected by the Conservative Party (Scottish Unionist).
5. The Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish (year- 1756- 57).
The Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish was the Prime Minister of Britain for 236 days. He had come from the Whig party.
6. The Earl of Shelburne William Petty (years – 1782-83).
The Earl of Shelburne William Petty was the British Prime Minister for 266 days. He had come from the Whig party.
7. Earl of Bute (year – 1762).
The Earl of Bute was the Prime Minister of Britain for 317 days. He was elected from the Tory party, he resigned in 1762.
8. Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Year- 1963).
Sir Alec Douglas-Home was the Prime Minister of Britain for 363 days. He was elected by the Conservative Party.
Liz Truss becomes lowest serving Prime Minister of Britain: Three main contenders were involved in the round.
1. Rishi Sunak.
Sunak gave a tough fight to Truss in the elections held after the resignation of Boris Johnson. Sunak was lagging behind when the truss promised to cut taxes. Rishi Sunak is an Indian-origin parliamentarian.
2. Jeremy Hunt.
Jeremy Hunt is currently the UK Finance Minister. As soon as he became the Finance Minister, he reversed the decision of PM Truss. He was also involved in the last elections.
3. Boris Johnson.
Supporters of Boris are campaigning for his return. He had to resign because of the rebellion of the ministers. Supporters believe that a stable government is possible only under the leadership of Boris.
What is an economic crisis?
The Bank of England was forced to buy 2.1 trillion pounds of emergency bonds to prevent a sharp sell-off of the pound.
The selling started after the then Finance Minister announced the tax cut.
The truss withdrew the tax deduction after Quarteng was sacked. Along with this, it was announced that the corporation tax would be increased to 25 percent.
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