Speaking from a lectern in Downing Street, Ms Truss said she had told the King she was resigning as the leader of the Conservative Party as she recognised she “cannot deliver the mandate” which Tory members gave her little over six weeks ago.
During her 44 full days in No 10, she oversaw the pound plummeting, the cost of government debt soaring and poll numbers skydiving before tearing up her “Trussenomics” plans.
She held talks with the chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives Sir Graham Brady and agreed to a fresh leadership election “to be completed within the next week”.
She said: “I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen.”
We take a look at some of the images from her time as Prime Minister.
9. Liz Truss playing table tennis during a visit to the Onside Future Youth Zone in London.
Liz Truss playing table tennis during a visit to the Onside Future Youth Zone in London. Picture; 08/08/22 Photo: Dylan Martinez
10. Prime Minister Liz Truss (right) holding a bilateral meeting with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron
Prime Minister Liz Truss (right) holding a bilateral meeting with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, during her visit to the US to attend the 77th UN General Assembly. Picture; 20/09/2022 Photo: Stefan Rousseau
11. Prime Minister Liz Truss arriving on stage to deliver her keynote speech to the Conservative Party
Prime Minister Liz Truss arriving on stage to deliver her keynote speech to the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Picture; 05/10/2022 Photo: Stefan Rousseau
12. Prime Minister Liz Truss and then Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng
Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng during a visit to a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham, on day three of the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Liz Truss sacked Kwarteng before resigning herself. Picture; 04/10/2022 Photo: Stefan Rousseau