Liz Truss: UK’s third woman PM leaves office without India trade deal as Brexit prize


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London: Britain’s third woman Prime Minister, Liz Truss, is out of office on Thursday after the shortest tenure at 10 Downing Street in London and without a cherished India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) under her belt as a Brexit prize. Truss, who until Wednesday insisted in Parliament that she was a “fighter and not a quitter”, resigned after just six weeks after her position became untenable after a series of policy U-turns, Cabinet upheavals and an open revolt against her ability to lead a deeply divided Conservative Party. Truss, who in her innings as foreign and trade minister batted for...