Why did Liz Truss's time as UK prime minister end? - BBC News

The story of what happened day-by-day as pressure mounted on UK Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Ros Atkins breaks down the series of events that led to her resignation after just 44 days in office.
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[@EugeneKee]

Ros Atkins delivered the narrative precisely. I love how he delivered it to us specially those outside UK. Thanks

[@PETE4955]

Absolutely.

[@PETE4955]

@vensa colby One day you will grow up or maybe not.

[@SuperBullaMan]

UK'S Old White Boy's Club!

[@amanberaki4281]

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[@helmuthj.zotter7272]

@@PETE4955 I doubt it very much....

[@brionyhall4250]

This came up as a suggested video only today for me. Still fascinating to see a summary of how it all went horribly.

[@jeremysmith8035]

its amazing how liz truss the great hope of the tax dodgers running the country to save it from the anti-growth coalition, the super woman of brexit, has been kind of airbrushed from history ,lizzy truss? never heard of her

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

I can’t believe all this was less than 3 months ago!

[@profjb58]

It's quite refreshing to see a short commentary like this produced in such short time without descending into an opinion piece.

[@markusmuller6173]

The only thing this party has to do at the moment is to store away those false flags, which caused all this communication trouble...

[@virginra]

It's funny, Britain is trying to arrange a regime change in Moscow, but it changed her regime twice in 6 months)))

[@vdd9322]

maybe because its closer home...

[@brianmaluleka9189]

I also have an aversion for opinion pieces

[@m.k.7176]

Congrats to sunak as new boss of ukies

[@kronovore3583]

"It's the first time I've heard a corpse deliver its own eulogy". Hilarious!

[@elliewuzzup7689]

It breaks my heart to hear about the children going without meals. I grew up during the Recession and my family regularly didn't have enough food. In my mind I'm immediately there, hungry all the time, unable to focus on school and watching my mom pretend she's full so my brother and I can have her food. The damage is irrevocable. The feeling of uncertainty. The pain of watching your siblings and parents starve and being helpless. I am praying for all UK families, especially the children because this will continue to impact them for years to come.

[@georgiynovodvorskiy2689]

What kind of a bullshit did you just say? Your emotions and life stories aren’t the argument

[@harith24]

Our inflation is over 100%. Can you imagine how we live here in Srilanka.. we cant afford food, medicine. My kids (8 year old son, 11 year old daughter) dont understand inflation and they ask for food that they used to have 6 months ago 😢 we will live untill I run out of my savings..Soon we all be dead 😢

[@gajahsimha2848]

​@@harith24 That's your problem for being a failed parent. You should have thought before breeding.

[@poisonousbadge126]

@@harith24 then dont spend on data

[@Spartan265]

@@harith24 go back to our prmitive ways and hunt and forge for food. Like damn dont just feel helpless. Do something about it holy hell. Stop relying on the government. Rely on yourself.

[@greymouser8659]

'Seeing Truss as PM was like seeing an elephant at the top of a tree. You had no idea how it got there but you knew it wouldn't be there very long.......''

[@al85v]

Could someone explain please if there’s way for these people to pay or be charged for what they’ve done wrong? I find it absolutely shocking that you can destroy a country and there are no consequences.

[@Stinkmeaner420]

@Sean Browne not really a pension, more just claimable expenses for post pm duties

[@ShaitaaN_raju]

oh! you silly silly man (said in the purest brit accent) ... don't you know i apologized ... eh? ... tony blair did for ruining iraq with the WMD narrative ... even americans apologize for killing countless civilians by bombing marriage parties in pakistan and civilian convoys in syria etc.... an apology makes it all go away, and that's what you'll get ... amen!

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@Stinkmeaner420 incredible tough times ahead of the walking catastrophy. Almost feeling sorry for her tough destiny 😆🤮

[@elss8717]

@@georgedoubledragon3630 With what?

[@runli4605]

The penalties are on history books.

[@sabuein]

Thank you and congratulations on the new series, all the best.

[@CitizenKDot]

The democracy of the UK is quite outstanding and something i wish could be seen and valued by others as well. One can see the elements of accountability and responsibility being carried out well.

[@carltaylor4942]

What bloody democracy? Nobody even voted for her apart from a few members of her own party! And on what planet is she being held responsible? She single-handedly destroyed the economy and walks away with £115,000 per year for life!

[@fazbell]

True, the USA could use a bit of the accountability shown by the Truss affair.

[@raffa4456]

The accountability of throwing your country under the bus because of inner-party power games? Well, the whole party seems to take a lot of responsibility for that. I bet you don't even get what I'm alluding to. It doesn't matter, their whole agenda is irresponsible neo-liberal bullshit set up and now carried out by billionaires and also only benefitting them and the politicians on their payroll. If there was any accountability for causing hundreds of thousands of children to go hungry, the economy to recess, inflation and more and more lunatics to "serve" as PMs and doing what they want before apparently getting bored and going back to sniffling glue, that party would not rule again for 30 years.

[@gswhipkey1]

@Fred Azbell as an American I agree 200%...wouldn't it be a wonderful world if Republican candidates were held to account by their own party with such vigor

[@Johnconno]

Are you commenting from The Congo? 😁

[@mduduzigama5534]

When I came across this I lit up. I knew Ros was gonna deliver, and deliver he did. 🙏

[@sslaia]

Thank you for this explainer video. I feel sad, not because she's gone, but because the damage caused by her mini-budget is continuing affecting our lives. And to add to the injury, she'll be getting PM allowances for having caused all of this suffering.

[@zvikaso]

Maybe PM allowances was her main goal? Now there's a thought...

[@ritazanin1429]

I feel sad for you feeling sad for her.

[@divergencefilms]

@@ritazanin1429 He doesn't feel sad for her

[@othmanhassanmajid8192]

She's also entitled to an ex-Pm allowance of £114k

[@yesimemoin0935]

She'd been PM for a week before the mini-budget was finalized. It's the party's budget and I don't think getting rid of Truss will solve much. The fact that Boris didn't want the job back is a sure sign that things will get worse.

[@Simalacrum]

Kudos to the writers and video editors who whipped up this entire video in a matter of hours… must have been awfully stressful to act so rapidly 😅

[@heatheryearwood9199]

Didn't have much of a problem. From the moment she sacked her Chancellor, it cleared the fog and she was seen ...a clear collision 💥 👌 she had no buffer and could only blame herself...she appointed herself for ..U-turns are fraught with danger 🤔 😳

[@nicow6808]

Nah they had days to write this obituary

[@traviscutler9912]

The important thing is that the media destroyed Jeremy Corbyn so that Tony Blair, oops I mean Starmer will tow the neoliberal agenda. Corporations will continue to reap historic profits, the wealthy to avoid consequences (Epstein's buddy prince Andrew) and the Left further discredited. The system works!

[@termiduck5445]

Well yes, but also there wasn't exactly a lot for them to cover.....what with her only running the country for 41 days XD

[@PollieBrooon-cz5yg]

Yes, BBC very good at whipping up anti-Tory propaganda.

[@juanfervalencia]

The UK is drunk and driving at night without lights

[@barbararice6650]

The tick boxes are running the show 😑

[@philipstevenson5166]

during lockdown

[@ewandmunro]

off road...

[@eclectica1]

And with dodgy brakes.

[@johnIII8211]

This video is longer than her career as Prime Minister.

[@gloriasamuel5685]

She has made it into the history books. History is history; good or bad.

[@shogun2215]

She'll be a footnote. I doubt people will remember her for very long.

[@gloriasamuel5685]

@@shogun2215 And what about yourself. You'll be totally invisible. No body even knows you.

[@dominicchallis2928]

@@gloriasamuel5685Liz Truss *wishes* she was invisible.

[@michaeladkins6]

@@dominicchallis2928 She is still in deep denial.

[@theman2017inc]

EXACTLY Liz Truss = Trussonomics + the shortlist serving PM in History

[@darrenpeel2482]

Scared me to death when Truss said she would try to be PM and and am shocked that conservatism voters went in her direction. They must be brain dead. She was clearly a disaster waiting to happen. I do not want conservative members to have anything to do with voting again.

[@1mol831]

The Queen reigned 573 times Liz Truss time in office. Two very different women.

[@mensrea1251]

Truss had no business even attempting a leadership run. She was clearly in over her head. Obviously a gender driven choice by default and they got what they deserved.

[@Derguz]

The reason GB had 4 prime ministers in 6 years is Brexit.. A lot of the economic problems the GB has experienced is simply from a staggering failure to realize the problems and challenges brexit has exposed the GB economy to. A lot of the problems has been disguised by the corona pandemic and lately the Ukraine war, however at some point GB needs to have serious discussions not just about the brexit and the frankly self-destructive policies of the GB in regards to the EU, but also about the possibilities and challenges that GBs economy faces and how to deal with them..

[@TasiaGonsalvesBarriero]

But sadly, many people won't accept this truth

[@mediocreman6323]

To be honest - greetings from a proud citizen of the European Union btw! - I consider Brexit just to be another symptom of the wider problems the British have with their political system. The most severe by far for sure, but only a symptom. Brexit cost you about 4% of your economic output, and will do further damage in the future, for sure, but it is by far not the only problem the British have. I do not know why the British elites act as they do, but best wishes to you!

[@craigfowler7098]

100%

[@stevphenrose7820]

Thanks to the Tories, one incompetent PM after another. Looking after their rich friends and destroying the economy as they screw up. Getting unjustified support from the right wing media. Hey British voters, have you had enough yet?

[@michaeladkins6]

@@mediocreman6323 A referendum built on racism and lies to disengage from your biggest trading partners is just bad. But, it kept EU rules away from London banks.

[@Notwithstanding0]

Boris Johnson had Covid parties longer than Truss’ term. Lettuce for Prime Minister! 🥬

[@happyguy8725]

We all had parties during covid. never seen people jump down someone's back so fast for doing something everyone's guilty for. People are ruthless

[@randomstuff9005]

@@happyguy8725 Because they set the Rules, and had 2 the day Before the queen had to mourn her Husband's death, sitting in the stand alone

[@happyguy8725]

@@randomstuff9005 So. she's dead two

[@Nihilistically]

@@happyguy8725 if you are leading a country and don't face any form of scrutiny; what would you call it? I'd call it authoritarian. No one actually likes authoritarian regimes, however they are unable to express it. We have freedoms here and I think you are quite daft.

[@davidc2072]

😂 💀

[@buffshepherd1540]

Watching the British government lose credibility in real-time, I'm increasingly grateful that we have the BBC. I don't think we should take a balanced, principled and professional state media for granted.

[@nanana354]

Despite the chaos, I have to admit that democracy is truly operating in UK. In my country (Cyprus) it would have been IMPOSSIBLE for MPs to criticize the leader of their own party and yet remain and not removed. In our country, and other corrupted countries we are so used to not seeing any accountability, that it is expected that politicians will not keep their promises when elected and nothing will happen to them

[@markdinsdale4869]

Look how long it took Boris to fuck off. The only difference is he used up his good will from the voters whereas she came in with none and then dropped a shit sandwich on everyone's plate hence her quick removal

[@marleneMS]

You call that "accountability"? REALLT? I am lost for words, and that is a rare event

[@SandiByrd]

"And just like that she was gone. Goodbye!" 😂 That was the greatest most abrupt outro I've ever seen.

[@wyndgrove9452]

At this point we need a general election. We can't have the Tories continuously picking prime ministers without reference to the UK public opinion, who then choose policy without any electoral mandate from us.

[@milesjolly6173]

I agree we should have another election to wipe the slate clean and start again, but Tories will say that Boris won an election in 2019, and they wouldn't be wrong. Technically, according to the Fixed Term Parliament Act of 2011, they don't need to call another election until 2024. Keir Starmer could force an election, but he would need more than half of all MPs to support him which would include some Conservative MPs. They probably wouldn't vote for that because it might not be good for their job security. I personally think we need a new law that says that whenever we get a new prime minister who didn't become prime minister by winning a general election, parliament is automatically dissolved and a new general election begins. That way the new prime minister has to actually get a mandate or they have to go. It probably wouldn't be a perfect system but it might work better than what we have now. I think a general election campaign in this country is around 6-7 weeks, which interestingly is roughly the amount of time since Truss became prime minister. So assuming that parliament had been dissolved as soon as she moved into No. 10 and the campaign was 6-7 weeks as I mentioned, we should have had an election right about now. I don't know who I'd vote for or if I'd even bother voting, but I think people should be given a say.

[@chunleiwork]

this is a system problem, no solution. poor

[@fuckbankers]

Britaly

[@abeam3491]

😂 it would make no difference. They already know who’s next…

[@olivia-performanceartist3693]

Yet you're happy to have a publicly funded royal family that chooses its leaders by nepotism. Hmmm...

[@jimih8539]

I took a nap this afternoon and dreamt I had locked myself in a bathroom because a mad man was chopping down the door with an axe trying to get me …. But to my horror Boris popped his head through the broken door ……. “ HERE’S BORIS!!” 😱 ( note to self … no more naps).

[@lenazhou7335]

Lol ‘ a nap took u to the mini drama of "Metaverse " space

[@joeyjerry1586]

Seems like your dream is telling you to watch the Shining

[@ritazanin1429]

You will regret having made Liz Truss to resign.

[@chinmey_0147]

Well summarised great piece of news !

[@littlecat2222]

What a high quality news series ! Thank you so much for this.

[@rw8185]

You're welcome. Happy you appreciate it bro

[@gort4166]

bs

[@gort4166]

pantomime from a munchkin

[@Johnconno]

Get well soon.

[@rw8185]

@@Johnconno you too, Schnitz isnt something you play with

[@imatanyani]

07:23 "It was the first time he had seen a corpse deliver its own ulogy" 🤣😂🤣. That's just nasty

[@Andrew-ob5ij]

Is elected in an undemocratic way Kills the queen Tanks the pound Destroys the Tory party Leaves And all in 44 days 🤣

[@imatanyani]

😂🤣😂

[@lolQ459]

Lol nice

[@Dungshoveleux]

Destroys the economy too

[@davidc2072]

Call for another election. Vote Labor!

[@crypton_8l87]

@@Dungshoveleux tanks the pound. 🤔

[@marklangevin9939]

The quick switch in leaders without acrimony is just another advantage to Britain's Constitutional Monarchy.

[@edbrook7088]

I remember watching the 10 o’clock news and seeing Kwarteng speaking to them in New York about something along the lines of ‘the PM backs me 100%’. Go to sleep, wake up, look at my phone, ‘chancellor flies home to discuss his position’. Go to school, come home, see he’s been sacked. All in the space of about 18 hours. That Wednesday night was wild though.

[@toddcott9510]

Excellent coverage of an historic event.

[@huntsman4904]

Always those Politicians who cause such problems are not blamed and go home at the end of the day without being charged, and normal innocent people take the responsibility for the Politicians' mistakes and have to suffer because of those mistakes.

[@Pranav_Bhamidipati]

Would you want a country where the politicians just don't act at all?

[@carltaylor4942]

Not only was she not held responsible but also she goes away with a £115,000 salary for life! She's 47, so the UK taxpayer could end up paying that for another 40 years. That's £4.6 million out of your taxes for someone who was PM for six weeks (minus the mourning time for the Queen) and who nearly destroyed the economy.

[@huntsman4904]

@@Pranav_Bhamidipati How about putting the right person at the right position?

[@1mol831]

@@Pranav_Bhamidipati The mob should act instead of politicians. People should be allowed to not pay taxes when they think they shouldn't. Therefore we should have no government, we should have a mob instead of a government.

[@jameswright4236]

​@@Pranav_BhamidipatiI'd want a country where politicians are always held to account for their actions and if they mess up, they make up for mistakes that all of us are forced to deal with.

[@simonlumsden6045]

Superb programme. Thank you for uploading it on KZbin.

[@sciencer9830]

Truss did get Parts of Britain moving: Lots of Tory Voters moved to Labour because of her.

[@Zarathustratits]

This video feels longer then her time in office

[@necabibi3558]

This is the funniest show I've seen in years, the UK makes the best comedies.

[@gimme5476]

These are unprecedented times in global politics. Granted that people have never been perfect - over the decades we’ve seen capable politicians with no decency, and decent politicians with zero competence. But for all the massive global powers like the US, China and the UK to be ruled by politicians with both zero competence and nil decency is a strong indicator the world is going down.

[@OmmerSyssel]

Exaggerated nonsense.. The majority of human beings has never had better living conditions. One single megalomaniac RuZZian are the major threat to millions of innocent people, not your fictive numbers of political decision makers.

[@Pranav_Bhamidipati]

Liz had a lot of decency. She just made mistakes. The Chinese premiere definitely has a lot of competence. They're prospering. The US - well their President is too old, but everybody else in the system is pretty darn competent.

[@hadessonjames]

@Simon Becker That's the problem! We're still acting as if we are.

[@orion8835]

Indeed the UK is not a superpower at all. Especially right now.

[@someoneelse3456]

@@Pranav_Bhamidipati Decency? She wanted to decrease taxes for the wealthy during a cost of living crisis... doesn't take a genius to see how abhorrent her policies were.

[@ReviewBoard-uy5nv]

Liz Truss was meant to fail. She was chosen so that Boris could come back with people begging his return. It was surprising when Boris resigned since he clung to power so long. This was his whole game plan.

[@lindaj748]

And heaven help us all if Bozo Johnson is allowed back in!!

[@1mol831]

@@lindaj748 The seat of the PM is now a hotseat, you gotta have thick skin to sit there.

[@jameswright4236]

Boris should have been removed rather than forced to resign. The Metropolitan Police were spineless in their approach to not prosecute evident breaches of the law they set for all of us to follow, and still hundreds of thousands died. What the Tories did during Covid was akin to treason, something that in most countries results in public executions. They should have at least stood trial for condemning millions of people across the country to years of misery and fear of losing everything as a consequence of their incompetence.

[@Da1Dez]

The one prime minister I was actually not ready to see go or wanted to go, it was so relatable watching her as someone who's not the best communicator.

[@hahmed6209]

Book : Britannia Unchained: 2012 Joint Authors : Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel,, Dominic Raab & Steve Skidmore. Quote ‘....... the British are among the worst idlers in the world’.....

[@chucky2316]

@@hahmed6209 they aren't British people 😉

[@scarlet_sunflower12]

@@chucky2316 Literally all 5 of them are British!

[@joyobi947]

Wow amazing analysis. The presenter is great.

[@Mizowizo]

Long story short we need a VOTE 👏🏻

[@ashaide]

What an excellent episode, Spreading it around because, my God, this was such a crazy moment. Thank you, and eagerly awaiting the next one.

[@ArtsyStudios]

I'm not one for conspiracy theories but one has to think that her becoming prime minister and then resigning was always the plan to get Boris Johnson back in office as prime minister again 🤔

[@margaretwilson8736]

Nah. Tory members wanted something that the market wouldn't support. Boris Johnson is a clever politician, but he's not an insane puppet master that chose the PM that followed himself.

[@Denidrakes69]

Is that what they're trying to do?

[@lesleymcshanemitchell9651]

Boris wonr ever ever go back in Charge, He got exactl what he wanted. He's more brains than the whole party put together. I said it before and l say it now You'll all be sorry he left

[@michaeladkins6]

Im seeing people here give excuses for Liz already.

[@bernadetteeisenhower6449]

Love this special program!

[@DarylSolis]

*You just can't make this stuff up*

[@JonathanPalfrey]

This is excellent, wonderful production quality, especially considering the fast turnaround.

[@kingmatthew6167]

Too be fair, there really was nothing she could possibly do to repair the damage done to GB by her predecessors.

[@olivia-performanceartist3693]

Agree. Her biggest failing was being a blonde woman with a steep learning curve. The media pounced on every moment and would not let go.

[@ewandmunro]

There's plenty she could have done if only she wasn't a tory. An ordinary human being could and should do better, but being a tory negates that possibility with devastating effect.

[@raffa4456]

@@olivia-performanceartist3693 she had a "steep learning curve" because she wasn't able to do anything but do amazing comedy in the beginning, so a halfway decent resignation speech looks like a total success in comparison. I've never seen such a complete airhead as head of government anywhere, next to here Trump and Johnson indeed look like they know the purpose of why they are saying the utter trash that's leaving their shitholes of a mouth. She's truly the Sarah Palin of Britain without the religious nuttiness. Not even she knows why she puts the words she chooses into one sentence together. She's mental and a dumbass, and she wouldn't have been there in the first place if the Tories weren't racist enough to pick Sunak right away, although he's most likely gonna screw some minorities and working class people even more being a billionaire leech that profits of crises like all the other billionaires. After that whole mess, they could have just kept Johnson, the whole party has decided to let the whole brexit mess hit the people full force years ago, anyway.

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

Maybe, but even in those circumstances it's not too much to ask for a PM who can slow the decline, instead of slamming their foot on the accelerator and crashing into a wall 🧱

[@michaeladkins6]

@@olivia-performanceartist3693 Being a blonde woman is what caused the mini budget?

[@rinatkutushev664]

Such a great video and an explanation of what is going on in the UK.

[@zapfanzapfan]

3:10 That cat is the most permanent inhabitant of nr 10... how about making it the next prime minister? Chairman Meow 🐱

[@emirvmendoza]

Started with the end of the longest reign of a British monarch, ended with the shortest prime ministership in British history

[@oml81mm]

What about Wellington's tenure in 1834? Check your history...

[@georgeiii2998]

@@oml81mm He had two years from 1828 to 1830, so he wasn't the shortest serving PM.

[@doctor471979]

What a superb video and analysis. We need more of Ros Atkins

[@rw8185]

Ros is the boss.

[@crypton_8l87]

It's not really about why she resigned. The question is why she was elected at all - and the only explanation is - those who voted her in probably knew she's wasn't too bright or decisive and hoped they could - manipulate her to do their bidding.

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

It wasn't ONE OF the shortest premierships ever: it WAS the shortest.

[@Anthony_Aú.GreenParty]

10:30 - Who in their right mind would think it's good idea to say that in public.

[@michaeldavid5091]

Hello how are you doing today....

[@MannyColayco]

Tbh the most shocking thing for me was seeing a politician using TikTok 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@666Eva]

Fantastic overview. Amazing that the production team got it out on the 21st.

[@gladwelltailor]

We deserve better we need a general election asap to exercise our rights 🙆🏽‍♀️🙆🏽‍♀️🇬🇧🙏🏽

[@OSixx]

His sudden goodbye at the end lol😂

[@nevenmusic3024]

This video feels longer than her actual tenure as PM

[@tendai3617]

If the King has some kind of function in British politics… i think this is the time that he is needed to do something

[@olivia-performanceartist3693]

Just no. The royal family are self interested. If they got in power they would never pay tax. Ever.

[@cyruscherry35]

He probably advised her to step down... 😂..he can do that. .the monarch can remove the PM

[@micheltibon6552]

In future political commentators will refer to the beginning of a leading politician's term in office as his/her Salad Days and only then about his/her First Hundred days in office. I foresee that the sale of lettuce will show a spike in the UK next week.

[@jasonyu6649]

This video is longer than Liz Truss’s time in power

[@rw8185]

Yes, how long did she stay again? I took a nap and missed the whole thing.

[@MrJaydeeen]

Why did Liz Truss's time as UK prime minister begin ? So many better people could run the country (probably not Brexiteers or privateers)

[@JTW05]

Her biggest achievement as PM was getting a front row seat at the Queens funeral, that's it.

[@colrunswild4adventure781]

open... This is unexpected. That is as short sighted the tories. over 600000 signs a petition for a general election and they ignored that. What do you expect when you ignor the voters. We need a change and these arrogant self centred mps have no idea how to provide it.

[@atrlawes98]

you and many others over estimate the efficacy of petitions. Getting over 100,000 votes means it will be debated in Parliament. 600,000 is less than 1% of the population, it means nothing. Yes we should have an election but petitions are useless 99% of the time.

[@Asad-2166]

@Van Jon WTF dose your link got to do with this video?!

[@stellalaughridge9170]

@@Asad-2166 just report him to KZbin . That’s what I did.

[@GrandpaVince]

Old vincey is dehydrated ive shed so many tears over the tragic demise of trussy

[@katemartin1308]

Thank you ros Atkins, presented clearly and concisely

[@rw8185]

And also very concisely.

[@StrykezMan09]

Arrogance, naivety and no self awareness!

[@gumusluk05]

What a brilliant summary. Liz Truss is was unfortunately for her completely out of her depth..

[@charlieritchie5980]

If it is the case that the UKs economy lost up to £50 billion since mini budget and the persons responsible have accepted responsibility I assume they would be in jail and awaiting trial expecting a lengthy prison sentence?

[@KS-cl8br]

Then you are gullible.

[@KS-cl8br]

It is the MPs fault that she gets a six figure pension for life.

[@charlieritchie5980]

@@KS-cl8br Glad you you accept the result lying down.

[@DSZerouki]

🤔Well it was such a great start and she achieved so much in such a short period of time, she did not feel the need to stay any longer.

[@ricardobufo]

😄😆😅🤣

[@matthutchings1988]

This format is awesome.

[@phishyreal]

Well, obviously, the British public wasn’t ready for her

[@eclectica1]

Ros Atkins is one of the best journalists out there. More people should know about him.

[@TheHesseJames]

It can become very lonely at the top if things are going wrong. But as a non Brit outsider researching the events in retrospective it seems to me that Mrs. Truss has a personality that made her the loneliest PM ever from day one. It is virtually impossible to lead a government in a democracy like that. She was the wrong choice and subconsciously Tory membership knew it from the outset, but hey, maybe she could do miracles? Instead, nobody stopped her politics of fairy tales and it came down to the markets to do it.

[@munnabhaimbbs1663]

As British we must all congratulate Boris for leading us in to inflation by “successful brexit” Shame

[@walidel-khoury592]

Well done BBC, excellent reporting.

[@wjumeau]

BOT.

[@oromiastateuniversityschoo7083]

Accepting the fault is self-confidence but failure to remedy the defect by herself is a lack of self-confidence or carelessness

[@garywhite8880]

No, the question is.... Why did Liz truss get into power!!??

[@AkashS97]

I always knew David Cameron was right about Brexit. That man was responsible and credible that's why he resigned as PM after Brexit mandate. After that almost every UK PM were power hungry with Crab syndrome.

[@murelli6832]

Aakash S. I think they were all manipulative, I am certain the outcome could have been workable, there would have been a large amount of planning and straightening out to achieve the goals. But they did nothing because they sealed the deal to stay in. and were clueless on knowing how to make the changes. Where is the money gone that they used to pay into the Eu's pot? A lot of game players securing the £ in their pockets

[@AkashS97]

@@murelli6832 Yeah definitely u are right. That's what I was also thinking. It's a more administrative and bureaucratic mismanagement that they couldn't find a way. I also think David Cameron and Theresa understood that administrators & bureaucracy will fail that's why they left.

[@Guesswhokk]

Dear BBC I really like your new news format "the week" and I wish this will continue on, reminded me of "this week" by Andrew Neil, but in comparison more concise, detailed but not too long, less opinions and speculations. Please keep it up. Thank You

[@sammymcfone8281]

Just stfu and give them 100 pounds a year!!!!.

[@sammymcfone8281]

I dont.. but i have standards.

[@Denidrakes69]

@@sammymcfone8281 what do you prefer?

[@anoyakashi8775]

She was gone with 115K retirement with less than 2 months working.

[@olivia-performanceartist3693]

Would you stay in your job if the whole world was throwing mud in your face every single day?? She tried, she failed, she persevered, and in the end decided to let go. I wish her well!!

[@ruairievans]

@@olivia-performanceartist3693 don't tell me you worship Liz Truss? If you're a great leader race, gender, height don't mean a thing, it's your actions and Liz Truss did a terrible job in just 45 DAYS!

[@olivia-performanceartist3693]

@@ruairievans worship? wow, talk about gaslighting.

[@mickmaphari6606]

She got 'Britain Moving' its bowels ...

[@Noobmaster69_bro]

Man… felt like a movie… wth is happening there… y isn’t world not talkin abt it much😢

[@aungyelin2077]

This kind of documentary is amazing

[@ilovelimpfries]

You can always count on Ros to give a sane person perspective on a complete clown show that is the Conservative party today.

[@Denidrakes69]

The thing with conservatives, right now, at this time in history, is that their biggest fears are around race. They're not rational fears, and they're attracting irrational people.

[@lacko0819]

And it's all too much for little Lizz Truss...

[@rokrpioneer]

Great reporting

[@michaeldavid5091]

Hello how are you doing today....

[@med_wd]

I think this is the biginin of a long global crise like 2008 , more aggressive one

[@chris-eq3sx]

And one in which western countries have much less financial ground beneath their feet

[@louismiles2340]

well this is excellent. exactly why i pay the license fee: not everything here is perfect (bring back mock the week!), but ros atkins and his writers and producers are some of the most talented people in the business and that alone is worth £159 a year.

[@michaeldavid5091]

Hello how are you doing today....

[@massdave2]

"Why did Liz Truss's time as UK prime minister even start?" is a much better question, and desperately needs answering, before we get BoJo again.

[@thesourcerer6504]

Why did it even START??? She was completely unfit for the office.

[@osmangani]

Ros Atkins you are awesome 😎

[@michaeldavid5091]

Hello how are you doing today....

[@Youngnetsrik]

Actually enjoyed the breakdown and the piece overall. Want more of the same!!

[@jeremysmith8035]

don't worry johnson will be resigning in disgrace having been caught lying to parliament again shortly

[@abdulvallo2471]

Can't wait for mock the week

[@Gabcikovo]

Stay strong UK, don't quarrel, Russia wants to eat you up. Courage and Strength from Slovakia 🇸🇰🤖🪂🤫

[@mariejames3670]

Exactly

[@bluerayaquatics]

Looking for a comment like this. Finally found. You are one in a million. I don't know why everyone one criticising her. She couldn't follow her promise and she decently resigned. Look forward for another suitable capable leader. All I am seeing here is making fun of her. The people those who are making fun of her any good? Lol. Stay strong and come back as a strong UK again from any crisis rather than quarelling. Stay as ONE.

[@bluerayaquatics]

@@mariejames3670 Yes exactly 👍🏻.

[@eyybabyj1397]

People think the Tories are facing a near wipeout because Sunak said he went without Sky TV or because he left the D Day event early. No it was 99.9% due to Lizz Truss

[@blacksheepshepherd]

Perhaps she could leave her mark in the Guinness World Records 🤣😂😆😁😄

[@zeruchofficial]

"Why did Liz Truss's time as UK prime minister end? " Because she was a staggering, inept, bollard of a person.

[@BennDown]

Excellent presentation and masterfully presented. This should be used to tech students production and storyline editing.

[@BennDown]

@d If they keep making content like this then I’d consider paying the license fee again. Wealth isn’t a negative thing. It’s an extremely successful institution.