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.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained  Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Former Director of Communications Lee Cain and Political Editor Tom McTague join for an emergency election roundtable discussing UK politics, unexpected election call, unmet targets like high taxes, stagnant incomes, increasing NHS wait times, voter disenchantment, impact of COVID-19, Tory party challenges post-partygate scandal, and reconnecting with public experiences to rebuild trust.