當地時間10月20日，英國首相伊麗莎白·特拉斯發表辭職聲明，宣布辭去英國保守黨黨首職務。特拉斯稱，鑒于現在的形勢，她不能實現保守黨選舉時許下的承諾。保守黨新任領導人的選舉競選活動將在下周舉行。

Liz Truss, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, resigned on Thursday.

辭去英國執政黨保守黨黨首職務后，特拉斯也將卸任英國首相職務?，F年47歲的伊麗莎白·特拉斯因此成為英國歷史上任期最短的首相，此時距離她9月6日正式就職僅過去45天。

Her departure after 45 days in office makes her the shortest-serving PM in UK history.

9月5日，伊麗莎白·特拉斯經過英國執政黨保守黨內部選舉，當選保守黨黨首。9月6日，特拉斯接受時任英國女王伊麗莎白二世的正式任命，成為英國第56任首相，同時也是英國歷史上第三位女首相。

在選出新的保守黨黨首之前，特拉斯將暫時擔任英國首相一職。

In a statement made in front of 10 Downing Street, she said there will be a leadership election "to be completed within the next week" and she will remain as caretaker prime minister until a successor has been chosen.

以下是她的辭職聲明：

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Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Statement in Downing Street

20 October 2022

I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills, Putin's illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent and our country has been held back for too long by low economic growth.

我上任時，正值經濟和國際局勢嚴重動蕩之際。家庭和企業在為賬單發愁。俄烏戰爭威脅著整個歐洲的安全，英國被低速經濟增長拖累了太久。

I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this. We delivered on energy bills and on cutting National Insurance. And we set out a vision for a low tax, high growth economy that would take advantage of the freedoms of Brexit.

保守黨選了我，要求我去改變這一切。我們發布了能源法案削減國民保險，借著脫歐后得到的自由，我們制定了“低稅收高增長”經濟愿景。

I recognise though, given the situation, I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected by the Conservative Party. I have therefore spoken to His Majesty the King to notify him that I am resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.

但我也承認，鑒于目前的狀況，我無法完成保守黨選我時賦予我的使命。因此，我已向國王表示，辭去保守黨黨首一職。

This morning I met the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady. We've agreed that there will be a leadership election, to be completed within the next week. This will ensure that we remain on a path to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country's economic stability and national security.

今天早晨，我也和“1922委員會”（保守黨議員團體）主席格雷厄姆·布雷迪會了面，同意下周選舉新黨首。這將確保我們繼續完成既有財政計劃，確保英國經濟穩定和國家安全。

I will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. Thank you."

我將繼續擔任首相，直至選出繼任者。謝謝。

由于任期實在太短，這45天里，她主要只干了一件事：發布“迷你預算案”，實行激進的減稅計劃。這一計劃引發國內金融市場劇烈震動。英鎊一度大幅下跌。甚至引發IMF罕見發聲，建議英國重新考慮減稅計劃。

市場的恐慌并沒有讓特拉斯重新考慮。10月14日，她撤職財政大臣克瓦藤，試圖平息市場恐慌。同時，她任命了前外交大臣亨特接任新的財政大臣。17日，亨特發表了聲明，撤銷幾乎所有的減稅計劃。19日內政大臣蘇拉·布雷弗曼辭職，并在辭職信中明確表示她對“本屆政府的方向感到擔憂”。20日，特拉斯宣布辭職。

專業人士分析認為：英鎊在短期內仍將保持波動，盡管被嚴重低估，但在（英國）政府重新獲得市場信譽之前，英鎊不太可能持續復蘇。

英鎊大跌，對于留英學生們而言，又可以省錢了。尤其是因為疫情影響“云留學”的留學生。同學們可以趁此把之后需要用到的學費先兌好準備著，薅一波“羊毛”~

眾所周知，英國擁有眾多世界名校， 享譽全球的高質量教育水準，留學后落戶上海方便。