The U.K.’s third female prime minister, Liz Truss, announced her resignation on Thursday after holding office for merely 45 days. She is the shortest-serving prime minister in modern British history. Photo: VCG

On the day that Truss resigns, the Evening Standard reports on her departure. Truss lost the faith of her party after her economic policies triggered weeks of turmoil. Photo: VCG

Truss addresses lawmakers during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons in London on Thursday for the first time since abandoning her tax-slashing economic policies. Photo: VCG

Truss arrives for the first day of the inaugural gathering of the European Political Community on Oct. 6, in Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: VCG

Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng (left) during a visit to a construction site for a medical innovation campus in Birmingham, on day three of the Conservative Party annual conference in the city on Oct. 4. Truss fired Kwarteng over mini-budget chaos on Oct. 14. Photo: VCG

Truss walks past Larry the Cat, chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, as she leaves No. 10 Downing Street to attend parliament on Sept. 23. Photo: VCG

Truss addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 21. Photo: VCG

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Liz Truss during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21 at the U.N. headquarters. Photo: VCG

Liz Truss speaks during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, on Sept. 19. She was the last prime minister to be officially appointed by Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: VCG

King Charles III greets Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: IC Photo

Liz Truss gestures during her first weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session at the House of Commons in London on Sept. 7. Photo: VCG

Liz Truss holds her first cabinet meeting at No. 10 Downing Street in London on Sept. 7. She was elected Conservative Party leader and replaced Boris Johnson as prime minister in early September. Photo: IC Photo

Liz Truss and her husband Hugh O’Leary pose outside Downing Street on Sept. 6 after returning from Balmoral in Scotland where she was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become prime minister and form a new government. Photo: VCG