Speaking from a lectern in Downing Street, Ms Truss said she had told the King she was resigning as the leader of the Conservative Party as she recognised she “cannot deliver the mandate” which Tory members gave her little over six weeks ago.
During her 44 full days in No 10, she oversaw the pound plummeting, the cost of government debt soaring and poll numbers skydiving before tearing up her “Trussenomics” plans.
She held talks with the chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives Sir Graham Brady and agreed to a fresh leadership election “to be completed within the next week”.
She said: “I will remain as Prime Minister until a successor has been chosen.”
We take a look at some of the images from her time as Prime Minister.
21. Liz Truss, with her husband Hugh O'Leary, makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street
Liz Truss, with her husband Hugh O'Leary, makes a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, where she announced her resignation as Prime Minister. Photo: Kirsty O'Connor