(Observer.com ) After upending the British economy, after taking office for only 45 days, British Prime Minister Tras announced his resignation.
On the afternoon of October 20th local time, the BBC BBC suddenly released a preview saying that Tras will make a statement at 1:30 pm that day.
1:30, Trass issued a statement at , No. 10 Downing Street, . In front of dozens of journalists, she said she was in office in a "time of extreme economic and international instability" and that she was unable to fulfill the mission given to her by the members of the Conservative Party when they elected her, so she would resign.
Tras went on to say she met with Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 committee, today, who agreed to hold the party’s top election next week. She added that she will continue to serve as prime minister until she elects her successor.
After defeating Rich Sunak in the Conservative Leadership Campaign, on September 6, Tras replaced Johnson as British Prime Minister.
After Tras took office, the British government announced the most radical tax cut since 1972 on September 23 local time, with the pound falling to its lowest level in half a century, frightening the financial market.
Since then, the uneasiness of the Conservative Party quickly turned into widespread anger within the parliamentary party.
Amid opposition, on October 3, the Trass government announced that it had abandoned the previously proposed plan to cancel the maximum income tax rate of 45%, which was considered to have made a "humiliating climbdown".
However, the situation of Tlas being embattled has not improved. On October 14, after former Chancellor Kwoten was dismissed; Interior Minister Sura Braverman was also forced to resign on the 19th, which is the second cabinet minister lost by the Netras administration in a week.
Now, Tras announced his resignation and reigned for only 45 days, becoming the "short-lived" prime minister in British history. The second shortest Prime Minister in British history was George Canning. He took office in 1827 and died of illness soon after, and served for 119 days.
"This is an unprecedented crisis in British politics"
After Tras announced his resignation, Labour Party leader Starmer demanded that the general election be held "now".
BBC chief political reporter Nick said that this is an unprecedented crisis in British politics. He wrote: "I have never seen anything like this. Let's figure out what happened: yesterday Tras told us she was a fighter."
"It was a lightning speed. The question is whether the Conservatives can unite around a new leader and whether the party can avoid the general election. In October this year, we will usher in the third prime minister this year. This is an unprecedented situation, an unprecedented short term for prime minister, and an unprecedented crisis in British politics."
On October 19, Tras said in a parliamentary questioning: "I am a fighter, not a sloppy person."
BBC Another political editor Chris Mason said: " Surprisingly, just three and a half months ago, I was standing here to report the resignation of the former Prime Minister from the Conservative leadership. More than 100 days later, his successor Tras performed the same way and spoke a very similar set of words. "
" If you think yesterday was chaotic, the chaos will deepen. In the next few days, another prime minister will appear."
Interestingly, the British " Chief Rat Catcher " Larry routinely appeared as prime minister: "The king asked me to be prime minister because this absurdity has lasted long enough." Larry was never absent when theresa May and Boris Johnson resigned.
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