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UK's Liz Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority

In this grab taken from video from the House of Commons, Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London. [AP]

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned - bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority.

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