Liz Truss promised a “bold plan” to cut taxes, deal with the energy crisis and deliver a Tory victory in 2024 as she prepares to take office as the country’s next prime minister.
Ms Truss thanked her “friend” Boris Johnson, who will depart No 10 on Tuesday before Ms Truss flies to Balmoral to meet the Queen for the formal handover of power.
Incoming prime minister Liz Truss promised a “bold plan” to cut taxes and grow the economy and “deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people’s energy bills but also dealing with the long-term issues we have on energy supply”.
We take a look at the moment she was named as the next leader of the Conservative Party.
5. All smiles on the way to deliver a victory speech
She defeated rival Rishi Sunak with 81,326 votes to 60,399 and will take over as prime minister on Tuesday with the immediate challenge of easing the cost-of-living crisis for households across the country faced with soaring energy bills. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS
6. Oliver Dowden, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and her husband Hugh O'Leary
Liz Truss promised a “bold plan” to cut taxes, deal with the energy crisis and deliver a Tory victory in 2024 as she prepares to take office as the country’s next prime minister. Photo: Stefan Rousseau
7. Conservative MP Sir Graham Brady congratulates Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as she is announced as the next Prime Minister
Conservative MP Sir Graham Brady congratulates Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as she is announced as the next Prime Minister at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre. She defeated rival Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 to win the Tory leadership, and will replace Boris Johnson in No 10 on Tuesday. Photo: Christopher Furlong
8. Liz Truss speaks at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, after being announced as the new Conservative party leader and next Prime Minister.
Liz Truss speaks at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, after being announced as the new Conservative party leader and next Prime Minister. Ms Truss said Tory beliefs in freedom, low taxes and personal responsibility “resonate with the British people”. “During this leadership campaign, I campaigned as a conservative and I will govern as a conservative,” she said. Photo: Stefan Rousseau