Liz Truss elected as Britain's new Prime Minister

Liz Truss elected as Britain's new Prime Minister

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Category : International Published on: September 07 2022

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Liz Truss has defeated Rishi Sunak to be the new Prime Minister of Britain. She beat her rival by 20000 votes, after a summer-long internal contest sparked by Boris Johnson's resignation in July.
She is from the Conservative Party.
Liz Truss is the UK’s 56th prime minister and the third female prime minister to lead the country.
The previous female Prime ministers - Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May - were also from the Conservative Party.
Long the frontrunner in the race to replace Johnson, Truss became the Conservatives’ fourth prime minister since a 2015 election.
Under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss was the international trade secretary in 2019. She took over as foreign secretary in 2021
Under Theresa May, Liz Truss served as justice secretary before becoming the chief secretary to the Treasury.

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