Truss, known for her neoliberal ideas and often described as an heiress to Margaret Thatcherbeat the former finance minister Rishi Sunakwho started the wave of resignations that ended up bringing down Johnson’s executive.
The new prime minister was elected by 57.4% of the Conservative vote, a margin lower than any previous Conservative leader elected by members, The Guardian newspaper noted. Sunak received 42.6% and the participation was 82%, also lower than the previous ones.
Liz Truss’s victory speech
The new prime minister of the United Kingdom, one of the greatest figures of the Conservative Party who remained faithful to the resigning prime minister, stated in her victory speech that “I will govern as a conservative”.
“I will deliver a bold plan to reduce taxes and grow our economy. I will comply with energy crisistackling the issue of bills, but also tackling the long-term problems we have around energy supply,” Truss said of the biggest problem facing the UK.
According to two independent studies, the country, already mired in a historic cost-of-living crisis, will suffer an energy crisis that will drag millions into energy poverty.
“We will all deliver for our country. And I will make sure we use all the fantastic talents of the Conservative Party. My friends, I know we will deliver, deliver and deliver. And deliver a great victory for the Conservative Party in 2024,” Liz Truss finished.
– News in Development
Source: Ambito
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