当地时间10月20日，英国首相伊丽莎白·特拉斯发表辞职声明，宣布辞去英国保守党党首职务。特拉斯称，鉴于现在的形势，她不能实现保守党选举时许下的承诺。保守党新任领导人的选举竞选活动将在下周举行。
Liz Truss, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, resigned on Thursday.
辞去英国执政党保守党党首职务后，特拉斯也将卸任英国首相职务。现年47岁的伊丽莎白·特拉斯因此成为英国历史上任期最短的首相，此时距离她9月6日正式就职仅过去45天。
Her departure after 45 days in office makes her the shortest-serving PM in UK history.
9月5日，伊丽莎白·特拉斯经过英国执政党保守党内部选举，当选保守党党首。9月6日，特拉斯接受时任英国女王伊丽莎白二世的正式任命，成为英国第56任首相，同时也是英国历史上第三位女首相。
在选出新的保守党党首之前，特拉斯将暂时担任英国首相一职。
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.
以下是她的辞职声明：
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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.
我上任时，正值经济和国际局势严重动荡之际。家庭和企业在为账单发愁。俄乌战争威胁着整个欧洲的安全，英国被低速经济增长拖累了太久。
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.
保守党选了我，要求我去改变这一切。我们发布了能源法案削减国民保险，借着脱欧后得到的自由，我们制定了“低税收高增长”经济愿景。
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.
但我也承认，鉴于目前的状况，我无法完成保守党选我时赋予我的使命。因此，我已向国王表示，辞去保守党党首一职。
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委员会”（保守党议员团体）主席格雷厄姆·布雷迪会了面，同意下周选举新党首。这将确保我们继续完成既有财政计划，确保英国经济稳定和国家安全。
I will remain as prime minister until a successor has been chosen. Thank you."
我将继续担任首相，直至选出继任者。谢谢。
由于任期实在太短，这45天里，她主要只干了一件事：发布“迷你预算案”，实行激进的减税计划。这一计划引发国内金融市场剧烈震动。英镑一度大幅下跌。甚至引发IMF罕见发声，建议英国重新考虑减税计划。
市场的恐慌并没有让特拉斯重新考虑。10月14日，她撤职财政大臣克瓦藤，试图平息市场恐慌。同时，她任命了前外交大臣亨特接任新的财政大臣。17日，亨特发表了声明，撤销几乎所有的减税计划。19日内政大臣苏拉·布雷弗曼辞职，并在辞职信中明确表示她对“本届政府的方向感到担忧”。20日，特拉斯宣布辞职。
专业人士分析认为：英镑在短期内仍将保持波动，尽管被严重低估，但在（英国）政府重新获得市场信誉之前，英镑不太可能持续复苏。
英镑大跌，对于留英学生们而言，又可以省钱了。尤其是因为疫情影响“云留学”的留学生。同学们可以趁此把之后需要用到的学费先兑好准备着，薅一波“羊毛”~
众所周知，英国拥有众多世界名校， 享誉全球的高质量教育水准，留学后落户上海方便。