Elizabeth Truss becomes the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She is taking over the country with an extreme economic crisis. Liz Truss will be replacing Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister. Elizabeth Truss beat Rishi Sunak with 81.326 votes and takes over Britain’s office. After her huge win, Liz Truss, the new UK PM, pledged to control the energy crisis and manage tax cuts effectively. Continue reading to know more about Liz Truss age, Liz Truss height and so much more.
An Overview Of Liz Truss – New UK PM
Mary Elizabeth Truss was born on the 26th of July 1975. She is a 49-year-old (as of 2022) politician who is married and has two children. Liz Truss height is approximately 5 feet 6 inches. Liz Truss is said to take over the office from the 6th of September 2022 as the Prime Minister of Britain.
Career Roles
- Junior ministerial: 2012 to 2014
- Environment Secretary: 2014 to 2016
- Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary: 2016 to 2017
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury: 2017 to 2019
- International Trade Secretary: 2019 to 2021
- Foreign Secretary: 2021
As Liz Truss, the new UK PM, has already promised to “hit the ground running from day one” during her election campaign, entire Britain awaits her revolutionizing takeover.
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What Happens After This?
Boris Johnson will give a final statement in front of Downing Street and will then make a final visit to the queen and will formally dismiss his role. On the other hand, Liz Tuss, the new UK PM, will visit the queen first before going to 10 Downing street. Where Tuss will give her first speech as the Prime Minister of Britain.
Currently, the queen who is now 96 years old is at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. So Liz Truss and Boris Johnson are said to fly to Scotland to meet the queen. Liz Truss is known to be the 15th PM in the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
There are so many crises and crucial decisions that are to be made, which are ahead of Liz Truss. So, it is believed that all those will be handled effectively by her.
To Conclude
The most awaited news by all the people was to find out the successor of Boris Johnson. And now, we know who that is. Liz Truss becomes the third woman Prime Minister of the UK by winning the hearts of not only the conservative party but most of the Britain citizens.
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