Liz Truss joins ranks of shortest-serving world leaders

At just 45 days, Truss has had the shortest UK premiership, but she at least outstrips some other leaders

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Liz Truss resigns as PM

Coup, assassination, abdication, suicide and illness - all have contributed to history's shortest serving leaderships though none, in the literal sense at least, can be said to apply to Liz Truss.

But at just 45 days, she faces the ignominy of being the UK's shortest-serving prime minister by some degree.