election to be completed within the next week. this will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country s economic stability and national security. i will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. thank you. the high stakes political scramble in britain to find yet another prime minister. i m brianna keilar with john berman this morning. liz truss stepping down after 45 days in office, her tenure the shortest at any prime minister in history. sending shock waves across britain and driving the tabloids into a dizzy. who will be the next prime minister? they expect to name a new prime minister by the end of next week. even the name of former prime ministers are being floated, remember what boris johnson said? the terminator quote he may have been looking for is i ll be back. let s go live to london and bring in max foster. quite a moment in the uk. reporter: absolutely. boris johnson definitely the words on everyone
Shocked. reporter: speaking to christiane amanpour, he didn t miss his words. we are a laughingstock. our reputation has been diminished. reporter: president biden who just days ago called truss economic plans a mistake, was asked if he thought she did the right thing resigning? she was a good partner on russia and crane. and the british are going to solve their partner. she was a good partner. reporter: truss is the third leader to shutdown since the last general election in 2019. her resignation also means the uk will have the fifth prime minister in six years. reporter: overnight, protesters gathered outside ten downing street. chanting tory is out, the conservative party is the majority party in the house of commons. by law, general elections can