BREAKING: British PM Liz Truss quits after six weeks in office.
Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was "a fighter and not a quitter." But Truss couldn't hold on any longer after a senior minister quit her government with a barrage of criticism and a vote in the House of Commons descended into chaos and acrimony just days after she was forced to abandon many of her economic policies.
Truss had held a hastily arranged meeting in her 10 Downing Street office with Graham Brady, a senior Conservative lawmaker who oversees leadership challenges. Brady was tasked with assessing whether the prime minister still has the support of Tory members of Parliament -- and it seemed she did not. Lawmakers' anger grew after a Wednesday evening vote over fracking for shale gas -- a practice that Truss wants to resume despite opposition from many Conservatives -- produced chaotic scenes in Parliament.
Rumours swirled that Conservative Chief Whip Wendy Morton, who is responsible for party discipline, and her deputy had resigned. Hours later, Truss' office said both remained in their jobs. The party is keen to avoid another divisive leadership contest like the race a few months ago that saw Truss defeat ex-Treasury chief Rishi Sunak. Among potential replacements -- if only Conservative lawmakers can agree -- are Sunak, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt and newly appointed Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt.In a major blow, Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned Wednesday after breaching rules by sending an official document from her personal email account.
The dramatic developments came days after Truss fired her Treasury chief, Kwasi Kwarteng, on Friday after the economic package the pair unveiled Sept. 23 spooked financial markets and triggered an economic and political crisis.
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