Liz Truss, Shortest-Serving Prime Minister In British History, Loses Seat In U.K. Election
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Truss had won 69% of the vote in her constituency in the 2019 general election.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss lost her seat in Thursday’s general election as the center-right Conservative Party faced a crushing defeat at the polls after 14 years of governing Britain.
Truss, who had held the member of Parliament for South West Norfolk since 2010, came second to Terry Jermy, the candidate of the center-left Labour Party, by a margin of 630 votes.
Truss had won 69% of the vote in her constituency in the last general election.
In an interview with the BBC following the announcement of the result, Truss said the Conservatives “did not do enough to take on the legacy we’d been left.”
Asked if she intends to stay in conservative politics, Truss did not offer a direct answer.
