Eilis O’Hanlon: Liz Truss defends her 49 days as prime minister... and you might just be convinced

She didn’t last long enough in Downing Street for her furniture to arrive – and has already been pilloried for this self-justifying memoir but she makes some telling points

Short stay: Liz Truss would serve only 49 days as prime minister. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

Eilis O’Hanlon

Liz Truss was the UK’s third woman prime minister — but not for long.

She was famously ousted after only 49 days in the job when her first mini-budget caused conniptions in the financial markets. Now she’s back to set the record straight in her new book ‘Why I Was Right About Everything’.