Write For Us

Global National: Oct. 20, 2022 | Liz Truss resignation is latest gaffe for UK's tail-spinning Tories

Sponsored Post Vitamin D2 Canada Persia
39 Views

  • Thanks! Share it with your friends!

    You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

ava
Published
After just weeks in office and insisting she's "a fighter and not a quitter," Liz Truss has bowed to much pressure and resigned as Britain's prime minister. Crystal Goomansingh explains where it all went wrong, and which familiar face may be favoured to replace Truss.

Her term was historically short, and Truss now joins a growing list of British prime ministers who have resigned from the job in the past several years. As Eric Sorensen reports, it's another controversy the U.K.'s governing Conservatives can't afford after years of seemingly unable to deliver stability.

But Britons are also finding comedy gold in Truss' disastrous tenure. From the head of lettuce that outlasted her, to the countless memes, Heather Yourex-West looks at how satirists and comedians are making the most of the gong show.

Back in Canada, David Eby, British Columbia's former attorney general, will be acclaimed as the province's next premier after his only opponent was kicked out of the NDP leadership race. Neetu Garcha explains what led to the disqualification of Anjali Appadurai, a candidate who's never held office and potentially could have pulled off a political upset.

More police officers have testified at the inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to end February's convoy protests. As David Akin explains, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Supt. Pat Morris said there was no evidence to suggest the demonstration was a risk to national security.

The Mass Casualty Commission in Nova Scotia has released audio recordings of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki speaking with colleagues days after the 2020 Portapique mass killings. Lucki and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair have both denied political interference in the massacre investigation, but Ross Lord looks at what the recordings do suggest and the references made to government officials.

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay spoke before a Parliamentary committee, to address earlier revelations a Canadian veteran seeking help with post-traumatic stress was offered medical assistance in dying by a Veterans Affairs Canada worker. Mercedes Stephenson explains what MacAulay said about the incident, as the demand for answers grows.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9213383/liz-truss-resignation-pound-sterling/
Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ
Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt
Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB
#GlobalNews #ukpolitics #liztruss
Category
U.S. & Canada
Tags
global news, Liz Truss, U.K. politics
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment