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Liz Truss managed a mere 45 days in office. How does she compare to touch-and-go PMs around the world?
UK prime minister Liz Truss yesterday became an outgoing PM when she resigned as Conservative Party leader after just 45 days in office. But the loss came with a win — Truss trumped George Canning’s 119 days in 1827 to claim the title of UK’s shortest-serving PM.
The turbulence has come to define UK politics, but it is not a uniquely British phenomenon. To set the record straight, Crikey has drawn up a global leaderboard of PM-be-nimble, PM-be-quick.
In Australia, the shortest stints in office were all caretaker PMs.
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