Liz Truss, lettuce and a lectern: 25 hours of chaos in three minutes

Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The announcement, made by Truss outside Downing Street, followed a crash in the UK's economy, the departure of two key cabinet members and a loss of confidence by almost all of her own Conservative MPs. Truss won the leadership race over Rishi Sunak in September; her resignation has sparked yet another contest to be the Tory leader and next prime minister. Liz Truss resigns – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/oct/20/uk-politics-live-liz-truss-tories-turmoil-suella-braverman-resigns-fracking Liz Truss to quit as prime minister ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/liz-truss-to-quit-as-prime-minister The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #LizTruss #Resignation #ToryLeader #GeneralElection #PrimeMinister #Politics #UK