People thought that getting rid of Boris Johnson would calm things down, he says. "In a way the country seemed to have been sucked into Johnson's chaotic life" Truss was far more radical than Johnson in cutting taxes and rebalancing economy away from Southeastern region.
Liz Truss accomplished at least one thing in her 45 days as prime minister: She set a record for the shortest term in office. The Atlantic’s Tom McTague explains her disastrous tenure.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
Correction, October 21: An earlier version of the episode misattributed a quote to British politician Penny Mordaunt. The error has been corrected.
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