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U.K. opposition parties heaped pressure on the government to call a general election after Liz Truss said she was quitting as prime minister following just 44 days.

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic program that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party. The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in…

Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.

This abuse against democracy has to stop. The British public should decide who runs the country. The British public deserve better, they deserve a general election.

Twitter users were divided earlier this afternoon, as former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan toyed with the idea of entering the world of politics following the Prime Minister's resignation

Mr Sunak was defeated by Liz Truss in the race to become the new PM last month

Her successor is expected to be in place by October 28 after a truncated leadership election.

Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain’s economy

MP announced her resignation this afternoon after just 45 days