Key moments in the 45 days between Truss becoming prime minister and announcing her departure

“Cometh the hour, cometh the woman.” It has been only 45 days (a shorter duration than the leadership contest that she won) since the Daily Mail celebrated Liz Truss becoming prime minister with that exultant front-page headline.

But its call for Truss to “stamp her mark on Britain” has not given Britain the hallmark of quality it hoped for. Here we cast an eye over how Truss went from flying high to a rapid death spiral.

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