LONDON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Liz Truss, the prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), resigned on Thursday.
With only a little over six weeks in office, she became the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history.
In a statement made in front of 10 Downing Street, she said there will be a leadership election "to be completed within the next week" and she will remain as caretaker prime minister until a successor has been chosen. ■
