British Prime Minister Liz Truss will go down in history as the shortest-serving British prime minister in history—so far. With just 44 days in office, she announced today that she’ll be resigning.
The previous record holder was George Canning, who died 119 days into the job in 1827. His successor, the Viscount Goderich, resigned 144 days into the job.
By the end of next week, Britain will have a new prime minister—again—the third this year.
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