UK Conservative Faces leadership crisis: Is Rishi Sunak Next? Britain is facing a major leadership crisis amid Prime Minister Liz Truss’s announced her resignation less than seven weeks into her team. During her tenure as Britain’s shortest reigning prime minister, Truss saw the pound’s value plummet. At the same time, she pushed for sweeping tax cuts on the rich. The Tory party has been in a “ridiculous, chaotic circus”....