Liz Truss is New Prime Minister of the U.K., Replaces Boris Johnson in ‘Best Job in the World’
variety.comK.J. Yossman Liz Truss is the new U.K. Prime Minister. Truss will replace Boris Johnson, who stepped down from the role in July following numerous scandals.
She becomes the U.K.’s third female Prime Minister, following Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. In her speech she thanked “my friend” Johnson. “You got Brexit done.
You crushed Jeremy Corbyn. You rolled out the vaccine and you stood up to Putin.” Truss, who was the secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs, and Rishi Sunak, who was previously Chancellor of the Exchequor, were both frontrunners for the job (pictured above).
They are both Conservative Party members of parliament (MPs). The news was announced at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, where members of the Conservative party gathered to hear the news after having voted for their favorite candidate.
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