Who is Liz Truss: All you need to know about new UK PM
The newly elected Prime Minister has pledged to cut down taxes and tackle a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by soaring energy bills linked to the war in Ukraine.
- Sep 5, 2022,
- Updated Sep 5, 2022 9:42 PM IST
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has won the race to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s next Prime Minister. Truss will be the third woman PM of the UK after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. The newly elected Prime Minister has pledged to cut down taxes and tackle a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by soaring energy bills linked to the war in Ukraine. Truss defeated 42-year-old former finance minister Rishi Sunak and will address her first Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
1. Truss comes from Southwest Norfolk. She has worked as an accountant for Shell and Cable & Wireless before taking a plunge into politics.
2. Truss attended Oxford University where she studied philosophy, politics and economics and was active in student politics.
3. The conservative leader also served as the Minister for Women and Equalities.
4. Earlier, Truss opposed the Brexit but after joining Boris Johnson's government, she started supporting the idea of leaving the European Union.
5. Truss in an interview with BBC said that she would lead Britain in sending weapons to Ukraine and putting necessary sanctions. She, however, said she does not support direct involvement of the UK troops in the war.
Truss in her acceptance speech said, "We will deliver, we will deliver, and we will deliver. I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people's energy bills but also dealing with the long-term issues we have on energy supply," she said, with reference to the key issue dominating the leadership campaign which she dubbed "one of the longest job interviews in history".
Liz Truss got 57 percent of member votes, compared to Boris Johnson getting 66.4 percent in 2019, David Cameron 67.6 percent in 2005 and Iain Duncan Smith 60.7 percent in 2001, a PTI report showed.
Also read: Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to become new British Prime Minister
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has won the race to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s next Prime Minister. Truss will be the third woman PM of the UK after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. The newly elected Prime Minister has pledged to cut down taxes and tackle a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by soaring energy bills linked to the war in Ukraine. Truss defeated 42-year-old former finance minister Rishi Sunak and will address her first Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
1. Truss comes from Southwest Norfolk. She has worked as an accountant for Shell and Cable & Wireless before taking a plunge into politics.
2. Truss attended Oxford University where she studied philosophy, politics and economics and was active in student politics.
3. The conservative leader also served as the Minister for Women and Equalities.
4. Earlier, Truss opposed the Brexit but after joining Boris Johnson's government, she started supporting the idea of leaving the European Union.
5. Truss in an interview with BBC said that she would lead Britain in sending weapons to Ukraine and putting necessary sanctions. She, however, said she does not support direct involvement of the UK troops in the war.
Truss in her acceptance speech said, "We will deliver, we will deliver, and we will deliver. I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people's energy bills but also dealing with the long-term issues we have on energy supply," she said, with reference to the key issue dominating the leadership campaign which she dubbed "one of the longest job interviews in history".
Liz Truss got 57 percent of member votes, compared to Boris Johnson getting 66.4 percent in 2019, David Cameron 67.6 percent in 2005 and Iain Duncan Smith 60.7 percent in 2001, a PTI report showed.
Also read: Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to become new British Prime Minister