British PM Liz Truss resigns after just six weeks in office

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, Oct. 20, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday after just 44 days in office, prompted by an economic plan that sent financial markets into a tailspin, led to shake-ups in her Cabinet and divided her ruling Conservative Party.