against the actor kevin spacey. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and joining us around the world. we begin here in the uk, which will get a new prime minister by the end of next week the fifth in six years. the governing conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its next leader, following the resignation of liz truss. she stepped down on thursday afternoon, afterjust six weeks in the job. it s the shortest prime ministerial tenure in british history. this report from our political editor, chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too this time, to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. putin s illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. and our country has been hel
of making unwanted sexual advances towards a iii year old. hello. we begin here in the uk, which will have a new prime minister by the end of next week the fifth in six years. the governing conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its next leader following the resignation of liz truss. she stepped down on thursday afternoon, afterjust six weeks in the job. it s the shortest prime ministerial tenure in british history. this report from our political editor, chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too this time, to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. putin s illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was
a jury in new york clears the actor kevin spacey of making unwanted sexual advances towards a 14 year old. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the governing conservative party announced details of a fast tracked contest to choose its next leader following the resignation of liz truss. she stepped down on thursday afternoon, afterjust six weeks in the job. it s the shortest prime ministerial tenure in british history. this report from our political editor, chris mason. lunchtime in downing street and the lectern is back. six weeks and two days since liz truss stood behind it as she became prime minister, she was back too this time, to resign. i came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills. putin s illegal war in ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent. and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth. i was elected
so they really are looking for some political and economic stability. well, for now, markets are calm. but investors say any mis step in appointing a new leader could see the uk plunged back into financial crisis a place in uk political history as the shortest serving prime minster ever. she lasted just 44 days in office before announcing her resignation yesterday. but she s also contributed another record to the english language. the shortest lived economic catchphrase. we started using the term trussonomics just six weeks ago. a plan for a low tax, low regulation, high growth britain by liberated by brexit. with the phrase and its policies now on the scrapheap, our business editor simonjack takes a look back at the rapid rise and fall of trussonomics. can we afford these tax cuts, chancellor? the road to liz truss demise arguably started here the not so mini budget that she and her chancellor announced with great fanfare. and i commend it to the house. trusso