International UK prime minister Liz Truss resigns Shailesh Khanduri 20 Oct 2022 Updated On 20 Oct 2022 05:30 IST Follow Us New Update New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned as UK prime minister in a statement outside Downing Street.Advertisment She said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected as Tory leader and had notified the King that she was resigning.There will be Conservative leadership election to be completed within the next week, she said."I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen," she said.Advertisment It comes after she met the chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs as more Tories called for her to quit.Truss's premiership came under renewed pressure after the home secretary resigned and a chaotic vote on fracking.There was fury on Wednesday evening around the vote and the methods used to get MPs to vote with the government. United Kingdom Liz Truss UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns Liz Truss quits Read More Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now Advertisment Read the Next Article