Liz Truss
publication date: Friday, October 21, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)
category: 
Government
clue: She may not have been the U.K.'s shortest prime minister in height, but she certainly was in tenure.
explanation: Truss resigned on October 20, 2022, after just six weeks in office, by far the shortest-tenured P.M. in British history. more…
intended difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
trivia: In researching the goo, Scott could not determine Truss's actual height. Reports varied from 5'3" to 5'7", making it difficult to tell whether she was the shortest P.M. in multiple senses of the word.
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