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The UK's prime minister, Liz Truss, has announced she is stepping down after just 45 days in office.

Ms Truss had only been in the job since 6 September but she has been faced with a series of events and decisions over the last few weeks, which have raised questions about her leadership.

In the end she lost the support of too many people in her party and decided she had to resign.

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She is the PM with the shortest time in charge in UK history and said that her replacement would be elected by the Conservative Party over the next week.