Liz Truss will become UK's next Prime Minister after she won the Conservative party leadership |
The 47-year-old will tomorrow become the third female prime minister in British history - following in the footsteps of Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.
Mr Sunak held a commanding lead in the final round of voting by Tory MPs but it is the estimated 160,000 Conservative Party members who had the final say during the month-long vote. She continued:"Boris, you got Brexit done, you crushed Jeremy Corbyn, you rolled out the vaccine and you stood up to Vladimir Putin. You were admired from Kyiv to Carlisle."Ms Truss concluded her speech with a promise to"deliver a great victory" for her party at the next UK general election in 2024.
He will fly to Aberdeen in Scotland and will be received by Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral, where he will formally offer his resignation. Ms Truss will make her first appearance as prime minister in Britain's House of Commons on Wednesday.He said on Twitter:"I know she has the right plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, unite our party and continue the great work of uniting and levelling up our country.Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he was"delighted" that Liz Truss had been chosen to become the next prime minister."It's very good news for the Conservative Party and for the country.
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