Liz Truss statement in full as she's elected as new Prime Minister

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Liz Truss has been announced as the next Prime Minister. The current foreign secretary won with 81,326 votes from the Tory membership, to Rishi Sunak’s 60,399.

The announcement was made by Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs, at the QEII Conference Centre in central London on Monday (September 5) after thousands of Tory party members cast their votes before the deadline on Friday.

Truss will be handed the keys to Number 10 Downing Street on Tuesday (September 5) after Boris Johnson officially tenders his resignation in a meeting with the Queen at Balmoral.

Truss used her victory speech to indicate she would not be triggering an early general election, instead pledging to secure “a great victory for the Conservative Party in 2024”. Read more:Everything Liz Truss has said about energy bills help and cost of living as she becomes Prime Minister She also praised “my friend” Boris Johnson.