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“Lady Disastro”: 25 International And UK Front Pages As Liz Truss Resigns In Record Time

Calling it quits after just 44 days in office, Liz Truss now has the dubious honor of being Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister.

photography of a TV broadcast showing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss giving her resignation speech

'"I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party."

Bertrand Hauger

Prime Minister Liz Truss’s extra short reign is likely to go down as a (double) footnote in the history books — easily forgotten after a record-setting reign of only 44 days, though squeezing in the honor of being prime minister during the passage of the crown from Queen Elizabeth to King Charles.

But for at least one (more) day, at least, Truss was a front-page sensation Friday both on UK newspapers and tabloids mocking “the worst PM we’ve ever had” and the rest of the world looking on at the sad state of British politics.

Here is our selection of front pages, from London and beyond:


UK - The Guardian

UK - The i

UK - Belfast Telegraph

UK - The Journal

UK - Metro

UK - The Mirror

UK - The Sun

UK - Daily Express

UK - Daily Star

US - The Washington Post

Germany - Süddeutsche Zeitung

Belgium - De Morgen

Denmark - Politiken

Spain - La Vanguardia

Spain - ara

France - Le Monde

France - Ouest France

Italy - La Stampa

Portugal - Público

Turkey - Olay

Brazil - O Estado de São Paulo

Chile - La Segunda

India - The Times of India

South Korea - JoongAng Ilbo

Japan - The Japan Times

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