Truss falls, new UK PM likely in days

LONDON: The final act of Liz Truss’ tragic premiership outside No. 10 Downing Street on Thursday was worthy of Shakespeare: A Conservative party heroine, utterly humiliated and without any allies, more than ready to glide off the stage, her husband by her side. Truss resigned saying she could not deliver the mandate on which she had been elected.
Truss’ turbulent weeks in office earned her the record of becoming the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister after lasting just 45 days in the…