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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

DARK SECRETS: Truss needs to hold on until new year to avoid being shortest serving pm | Vintage Vibes

PA Wire

Liz Truss needs to hang on as prime minister until the start of next year to avoid her premiership becoming the shortest in British history.

The person who currently holds the title is the Tory statesman George Canning, who spent 118 full days as prime minister in 1827 before dying in office from ill health.

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