Britain's Next Prime Minister to Be Announced as Country Tackles Worsening Cost-Of-Living Crisis

The new U.K. prime minister will be announced today, with either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak becoming the country’s leader.

The result was chosen exclusively by members of the Conservative Party — that's around 180,000 people by the most recent count who pay to be a member of the party, out of the 65 million people living in the U.K.Once the most popular candidate is announced, the formal process for appointing a prime minister begins.

It will include a trip to Balmoral Castle in Scotland for the official"kissing of hands" meeting with the queen, where the monarch asks for a new administration to be formed. This is a break from tradition, as her 15th prime minister will be the first to not be officially appointed at the queen's London home, Buckingham Palace.," as announced by Buckingham Palace on May 9, which may explain the choice for the new prime minister to travel to her rather than making the 500-mile journey to London herself.The cost-of-living crisis will likely be top of the agenda for whoever will be moving into 10 Downing Street, as U.K.

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