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Highlights from the brief term of British Prime Minister Liz Truss

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British Prime Minister Liz Truss' resignation follows a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority.
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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss meets supporters as she arrives to attend a Conservative leadership election hustings at the NEC, Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 23, before becoming Britain's new Prime Minister in Sept. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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Britain's King Charles III during his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace, London, Friday, Sept. 9, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss, right, holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during her visit to the US to attend the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tuesday Sept. 20. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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President Joe Biden meets with British Prime Minister Liz Truss during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the U.N. headquarters. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss, centre right, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng, react during a visit to a construction site for a medical innovation campus, on day three of the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Oct. 4. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss smiles before making a speech at the Conservative Party conference at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 5. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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In this grab taken from video from the House of Commons, Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday Oct. 19.
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In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss, second from right, reacts during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party.
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New British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes an address outside Downing Street in London Tuesday, Sept. 6, after returning from Balmoral in Scotland where she was formally appointed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Truss quit after losing support of Conservative lawmakers following weeks of turmoil over botched economic plan.
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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STEFAN ROUSSEAU/PA VIA AP

Liz Truss walks back into 10 Downing Street after making a statement where she announced her resignation as Prime Minister, in London, Thursday Oct. 20. Truss resigned Thursday, bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority.

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