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A Head of Lettuce Outlasted British PM Liz Truss

The Breakdown

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FTX US - What Really Happened?

In July, Boris Johnson announced that he would be stepping down as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the UK. The tipping point had been a scandal in which Johnson had appointed a whip who, the accusations go, Johnson knew had been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior even before he appointed him. This was the last in a string of scandals that had been plaguing Johnson throughout his time in office. And ultimately, it was the rest of the government abandoning him that really forced the issue.

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