“I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have, therefore, spoken to His Majesty the King to announce that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.” – Outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss.Great Britain is at a crossroads and how they navigate in the coming weeks and months will determine whether or not it will hold on to its “great” name and status.After only 45 days in office, Liz Truss resigned on Thursday, October 20, becoming the shortest-serving PM in the history of the UK.Truss came to office after former prime minister Boris Johnson’s government fell apart when it was revealed that he held a series of parties in government buildings at a time when people in Britain were barred from mingling with friends and family or even visiting dying relatives, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
