Liz Truss has announced her resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after less than two months in the job.

Truss told journalists in front of Downing Street that she was leaving the top job, making her the shortest-serving Prime Minister in UK history. 

She said she was elected on a mandate to “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,” she added.

A Tory leadership contest will be held within the next week, with Truss remaining in charge until a successor is chosen. However, Opposition Leader Keir Starmer has called for an immediate general election.

Truss’ premiership was characterised by political and market turmoil as a result of her economic policies, which included a plan to cut taxes for high earners.

As the Conservative Party tanked in the polls and threats of a Tory rebellion mounted, Truss ditched most of her policies and sacked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng but her problems only grew when Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned yesterday.