Coverage dated October 14, 2022 to October 19, 2022

With UK Leader Liz Truss Quitting, Here Are the Top Contenders to Replace Her

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Liz Truss resigned as U.K. prime minister Thursday, sparking questions about who could be next in line to replace her.

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Two-thirds of Brits want leader Truss to resign (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Prime Minister has only been in charge for 39 days, and has already fired her top finance minister.

  2. The Guardian

    Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Prime minister to meet mutinous Tory MPs this week in effort to shore up her position after U-turns on tax

  3. The Guardian

    Majority of Tory members think Liz Truss should resign, poll suggests, with MPs choosing unity candidate to replace her – live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Latest updates: YouGov poll says Conservative party members – including 39% of those who voted for her – think PM should stand down

  4. The Times of Israel

    Senior UK minister resigns, dealing Liz Truss another blow (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Home Secretary Suella Braverman quits after breaching security rules; PM under fire from opposition and own party for bungled economic plan that sent pound spiraling

  5. Insider

    UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 6 weeks, rejected by financial markets and her own party (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Liz Truss' tenure was marked by a market crash, major policy u-turns, a changing Cabinet, and her own party members telling her to quit.

  6. Al Jazeera

    World reacts to UK PM Liz Truss’ resignation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Leaders around the world react as Truss announces her resignation, triggering a Conservative Party leadership contest.

  7. Breitbart News

    Liz Truss Resigns, at Just 45 Days the Shortest-Lived UK Leader Ever (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Liz Truss has announced she is resigning, having spent just 45 days in post and likely to hand over power within 52 days.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Liz Truss is gone — who can repair the sinking Conservative Party ship? (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned after a record-short 45 days in office. Truss's error was twofold: she misread parliamentary backbench and financial market support for her tax cut agenda, and she then adopted a pressure strategy as her parliamentary authority waned. In the end, it…

  9. Washington Times

    British PM Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss quit her post Thursday just 45 days after taking the job, undone by a fiscal plan that upended the markets and forced the government to reverse course.

  10. The Guardian

    One final U-turn for Liz Truss, a PM with no legitimacy | Letters (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Letters: Readers on the resignation of the prime minister and the problem of governments with no electoral mandate

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    With UK Leader Liz Truss Quitting, Here Are the Top Contenders to Replace Her (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Liz Truss resigned as U.K. prime minister Thursday, sparking questions about who could be next in line to replace her.

  12. Christian Science Monitor

    Division and turmoil: UK PM Liz Truss resigns after six weeks (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    British Prime Minister Liz Truss has called it quits after instability roiled the financial markets and rebellion rippled through the ranks of the Conservative Party. The Labour Party now has a large and growing lead, according to opinion polls.

  13. Slate Magazine

    The Days Before Liz Truss Resigned Were Absolutely Wild. What’s Coming Next Will Be Worse. (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    U.K. politics has been cursed for many years, but it has rarely felt so crashingly stupid.

  14. Gopusa

    UK’s PM Truss resigns after government plunges into chaos (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    London, Oct 20 (EFE).- The United Kingdom's newly-appointed prime minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced that she would resign after less than two months in office. The Conservative leader gave a statement outside her official Downing Street residence in central London to cap off a turbulent week …

  15. The Guardian

    Share your reaction to Liz Truss resigning as PM (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    We’d like to hear from people in the UK about they want to happen next

  16. FOX Business

    UK PM Liz Truss pressured to resign over financial crisis, government chaos (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Prime Minister Liz Truss continues to face backlash for her fumbled economic package that triggered an economic crisis in the U.K., as many politicians urge her to resign from her post.

  17. The Guardian

    UK politics at a glance: what we know so far after a day of chaos for PM Liz Truss (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Truss, who became Britain’s PM last month but has already overseen two major departures from her cabinet and several policy u-turns, is facing calls to resign

  18. NBC News

    Liz Truss resigned after six weeks in office. What happens now? (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “It’s a slow-motion car crash that turned into a head-on collision,” one analyst said of Truss’ downfall.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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