Is Liz Truss the shortest prime minister. Has any other Prime Minister been in office less than 44 days ?
The ABC news website and the Economist has confirmed PM Liz Truss now holds the record of becoming the United Kingdom’s prime minister with the shortest tenure.
She soon fell out of favour with fellow Conservatives and the general public. She made numerous U-turns and many economic mistakes. In the midst of the backlash, she removed her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng and replaced him with Jeremy Hunt, but it was insufficient to preserve her political survival.
George Canning, a statesman for the Tories, held the honour of holding the UK record, serving in office for 119 days until passing away.
Liz Truss, the shortest prime minister
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Truss, who had only been in office for 44 days, announced her resignation on Thursday 20th October 2022. She was the third Prime Minister in 2022, and after a disastrous budget on September 23 that panicked markets, spiked borrowing rates, and destroyed the British pound.
Who is vying to succeed Liz Truss?
Some of the potential candidates are listed below: Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson,
Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, has withdrawn from consideration for the Tory leadership.
Twitter reacts to Liz Truss having the shortest term as prime minister
The world’s media has reacted to the resignation of Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister, amid a chaotic political and economic situation for the nation. https://t.co/qfHZO2yxx7
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) October 21, 2022
Truss announced yesterday that she would resign as Britain’s prime minister after just six weeks in office, making her tenure the shortest in the history of the job. “I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected,” Truss said in brief remarks outside 10 Downing Street. pic.twitter.com/zYyiGUxeOl
— BigDaddy (@strujillo075) October 21, 2022
Who will be the UK’s next prime minister? Here are the potential candidates https://t.co/HXztaSn8sB Holt/Getty Images(LONDON) — Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday after only 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving U.K. prime minister in history.
— KTBB Radio (@KTBBRadio) October 21, 2022
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Could Boris Johnson replace Liz Truss and return as PM?
An unprecedented feat would be a second chance as PM for Johnson. Jacob Rees-Mogg has started a campaign to reinstate him in Downing Street with the help of his devoted fans. Other Conservatives have openly endorsed him. The recently dropped prime minister Boris Johnson has become a candidate to become the future leader of the country. It might be feasible after all Mr. Johnson won the 2019 general election.
How will the Conservatives choose the replacement for Liz Truss ?
According to https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01366 :
Sir Graham said that nominations will end on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Each candidate will need 100 Conservative MPs to support them. These can be sent by email or in person. There are 357 Conservative MPs right now.
If three candidates meet the minimum, Conservative MPs will vote. The top two candidates will then be put to a show of hands vote by Conservative MPs, after which Party members will vote online. By October 28, 2022, this will be done.
If only one candidate gets enough nominations, Party members won’t have to vote to confirm, and the candidate will be confirmed as leader on Monday, October 24, 2022.
The Rules to replace Liz Truss
The Party’s leader must be a member of Parliament (MP).
Most elections for the leader of the Conservative Party happen in two stages:
Step 1: Conservative MPs pick two candidates to move on to Step 2.
Stage 2: Members of the party vote. The winner is the person who gets the most votes.
If a leader quits or loses a vote of no confidence from MPs, there will be a race for the top job.
If 15% of Conservative MPs write to the chairman of the 1922 Committee saying they no longer trust the leader, a vote of no confidence must be held. At the moment, 54 MPs are needed to reach 15%. MPs can always take back their letters.
The 1922 Committee is in charge of the rules for votes of no confidence, which are not available to the public.
Stage 1
The Executive of the 1922 Committee works with the Conservative Party Board to decide the rules and steps for stage 1 of a leadership election. This will explain how a valid MP nomination can be made.
The rules are not written down in a public document. When there is an election for a leader, the chair of the 1922 Committee will announce the rules and schedule.
If there are more than two candidates, they are eliminated one by one. Depending on how many people are running, this will usually involve a number of ballots. If more than one vote is needed, the candidate or candidates with the fewest votes are thrown out and MPs vote again until only two candidates are left.
In 2019, the first ballot had 10 candidates, and it took six rounds of voting to figure out who the final two candidates were.
If only one candidate gets nominated, that person becomes the leader of the Party. But the result could be put to a vote by Party members to make sure they agree with it.
Stage 2
Party members will vote on the two MPs chosen in stage 1. One member gets one vote, so this is done. The winner is the person who gets the most votes.
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