Truss ministry

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The Truss ministry was the short-lived Conservative government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Liz Truss in 2022, noted for its controversial economic policies and rapid collapse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government
ministry of the Government of the United Kingdom
businessSecretary Jacob Rees-Mogg NERFINISHED
cabinetIncludes Ben Wallace NERFINISHED
Jacob Rees-Mogg NERFINISHED
James Cleverly NERFINISHED
Kwasi Kwarteng NERFINISHED
Suella Braverman NERFINISHED
Thérèse Coffey NERFINISHED
chancellorOfTheExchequer Jeremy Hunt NERFINISHED
Kwasi Kwarteng NERFINISHED
chiefWhip Wendy Morton NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
criticisedFor undermining market confidence
unfunded tax cuts
defenceSecretary Ben Wallace NERFINISHED
deputyPrimeMinister Thérèse Coffey NERFINISHED
dissolvedUnderMonarch Charles III NERFINISHED
endDate 2022-10-25
followedBy Sunak ministry NERFINISHED
foreignSecretary James Cleverly NERFINISHED
formedUnderMonarch Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
headedBy Prime Minister Liz Truss NERFINISHED
healthSecretary Thérèse Coffey NERFINISHED
homeSecretary Suella Braverman NERFINISHED
houseOfCommonsMajorityParty Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
ideology conservatism
keyEvent September 2022 mini-budget
appointment of Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor
financial market instability in 2022
sacking of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
ledBy Liz Truss NERFINISHED
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legislatureStatus majority government
monarchDuringTerm Charles III NERFINISHED
Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial economic policies
market turmoil following mini-budget
shortest-serving UK prime ministerial administration in modern history
numberOfDaysInOffice 49 GENERATED
oppositionLeader Keir Starmer NERFINISHED
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
policyFocus supply-side economic reforms
tax cuts
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
precededBy Second Johnson ministry NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd resignation of Liz Truss
startDate 2022-09-06
timeInOfficeCharacterisation short-lived
year 2022

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Nadhim Zahawi partOf Truss ministry