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The Foreign Minister will head the Government of the Conservative Party after the resignation of Boris Johnson. On Tuesday she will meet Queen Elizabeth II and she will take over the Executive in a context where there are plenty of challenges: dealing with the energy crisis, a constant increase in the cost of living and the lifting of strikes by workers. “I promise to deliver what we told the voters in 2019,” she said after winning the internal elections of the formation.
This Monday, September 5, after weeks of debates and deliberations, the United Kingdom has a new prime minister: after the departure of Boris Johnson, it will be Liz Truss who will take the lead of the conservative government.
The confirmation came after noon and the foreign minister will take over after party members, who have voted by mail in recent weeks, chose her over Rishi Sunak.
From now on, the official will begin the transfer of command with the outgoing prime minister. Truss will take office on Tuesday with the goal of setting the course at a time when The United Kingdom is going through instabilities, with the increase in the cost of living being the main concern among the population.
On the same day, he will also travel to Scotland to meet, in the company of Johnson, with Queen Elizabeth II. There, the current premier will officially present his resignation and the monarch will ask Truss to form a cabinet.
The new head of government, who promised to react quickly to the British crisis, She will be the fourth Conservative representative to head the Administration since the party won the 2015 elections.
In his victory speech, he announced that he would deliver “a bold plan to cut taxes and grow the economy” in the coming days.
“I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people’s energy bills, but also long-term issues with supply,” he said.
I am honored to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party.
Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country.
I will take bold action to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential. pic.twitter.com/xCGGTJzjqb
— Liz Truss (@trussliz) September 5, 2022
In addition, Truss said that they must “demonstrate” in these two years that they will meet the expectations placed by the voters in the last elections. “I campaigned as a Conservative and I will govern as a Conservative”, he warned and promised that they will deliver “a great victory” to the party in the face of 2024.
Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak congratulated his opponent on the victory and stressed that it is time for the Conservatives to “unite behind the new prime minister as she leads the country through difficult times.”
Truss and Johnson exchange praise and mark the new challenges for the conservatives
On the other hand, Truss thanked his “friend” Boris Johnson and praised his period in power. “You got Brexit done. You crushed Jeremy Corbyn, you launched the vaccine and you took on Vladimir Putin. You are admired from kyiv to Carlisle”, he listed.
The outgoing ruler congratulated his successor on Twitter for this “decisive victory.”
“I know he has the right plan to address the cost of living crisis, unite our party, and continue the great work of uniting and leveling our country. Now is the time for all Conservatives to get behind her 100 percent.”
After the resignation of Johnson, who had to step aside as a result of months of scandals and controversies, protests and strikes by workers were raised in different parts of the British territory, in disagreement with the increases.
In a framework where inflation rose to 10.1% in July, analysts predict that the economy may fall into recession by the end of the year.
The increase in cost of living is the central theme in civil unrest. The Government, inactive after the resignation of the previous premier, had warned that the measures to soften the situation would come with the rise of Truss.
with Reuters
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