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Liz Truss under threat: How UK Tories get rid of their leaders

    • British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain, Oct 14, 2022.
    • British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain, Oct 14, 2022. REUTERS

    Kitty Donaldson

    Published Mon, Oct 17, 2022 · 07:59 PM

    LIZ Truss’s UK premiership hangs in the balance after she was forced to abandon large swathes of her economic agenda and ditch her chancellor following a market rout.

    Amid the fallout, the opposition Labour party has opened up a record lead in opinion polls and Truss herself has posted the worst approval ratings ever for a UK leader.

    Tory MPs are openly moving against the 47-year-old prime minister even though party rules in theory offer her protection from a leadership challenge for a year. What happens next may hinge on how quickly the party can forge a consensus on who should replace her.

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