Boris Johnson bids farewell after a scandal-ridden tenure. Liz Truss will become Britain's prime minister today.
Liz Truss will become Britain's prime minister today. Her honeymoon may already be overNew Conservative Party leader and Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss delivers a speech at an event to announce the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest in central London, England, on September 5.
Truss won the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday, defeating her Cabinet-colleague-turned-rival Rishi Sunak after a campaign that stretched across the summer. Truss is expected to announce her new Cabinet and speak outside Downing Street on Tuesday -- but the reality is that few Brits appear overly excited about their new leader.
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