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How does the Truss political turmoil play into China’s take on Western decline?
- As the UK’s battered image takes another hit, the timing of Liz Truss’ resignation may boost China’s narrative promoting one-party rule
- Latest mayhem comes as China’s Communist Party holds its all-important national congress
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The United Kingdom will soon have its third prime minister in two months.
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On Thursday, speaking outside 10 Downing Street in London, Liz Truss said she could not deliver the mandate she was given when she was chosen by her party to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.
Her departure, on the heels of a botched economic plan, kicked off a new contest for the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister.
Truss’ resignation – after just six weeks on the job – makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.
It is the latest in a series of political events that have rocked the country and seen the departures of several top ministers over the past few months. Amid the political mayhem, Britons are bracing as the country slides into recession while inflation soars.
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Outgoing UK prime minister Liz Truss joins ranks of shortest-serving world leaders
Outgoing UK prime minister Liz Truss joins ranks of shortest-serving world leaders
Truss’ resignation came in the midst of the Chinese Communist Party’s week-long national congress, a twice-a-decade political reshuffle that is expected to see President Xi Jinping secure an unprecedented third term as the country’s leader.
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