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The U.K.'s Liz Truss hangs on by a thread, as party members call for her ouster

After a bruising first six weeks in office, the prime minister replaced her finance chief with former leadership rival Jeremy Hunt. But she still faces a barrage of criticism.

LONDON — After a bruising first six weeks in office, Britain's still very new Prime Minister Liz Truss is having to bat away repeated questions about her future at No. 10 Downing Street.

After serving as a Cabinet minister for more than a decade under three predecessors, Truss took office Sept. 6 at the end of a long leadership campaign to replace Boris Johnson, who had resigned amid centered on poor judgement.

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