Liz Truss to be UK's new Prime Minister

Mon, 05 Sep 2022

Liz Truss has been confirmed as the new Conservative leader - and will be the next British Prime Minister.

She won the leadership contest with more than 81-thousand votes from Tory members - compared to 60-thousand for her rival Rishi Sunak.

Ms Truss faces a daunting to-do list - with spiralling energy prices and the cost-of-living crisis the top priorities.But she'll also need to deal with ongoing public sector strikes and the war in Ukraine.

She's promised a 'bold plan' to cut taxes and grow the economy - and insists she'll 'deliver' on household bills.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's warned she's 'out of touch' - and says there's 'no justification' for not freezing gas and electricity bills.

Tomorrow she'll travel to Balmoral for an audience with the Queen, before returning to Downing Street as PM.a

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