Liz Truss officially becomes UK prime minister following an audience with the Queen. Follow live updates.
Johnson flashes anger at his downfall, but no apologies, in effort to define his premiershipOutgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street in London, England, on September 6.
But Johnson was also keen to define himself as a statesman and was quick to cite his response to the Ukraine crisis early in the speech, suggesting that the United Kingdom’s provision of arms “may very well have helped change the course of the biggest European war of 80 years.” Johnson declined the opportunity to apologize for Partygate, the scandal over a series of lockdown-era gatherings inside Downing Street, which served as the first and largest domino in his downfall. Nor did he acknowledge the decline in public trust in his government, or the constant charges from politicians left and right that he has degraded public standards.
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Liz Truss to Meet Queen to Be Appointed UK Prime MinisterLiz Truss is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after arriving at Queen Elizabeth II’s Balmoral estate in Scotland. Truss arrived shortly after Boris Johnson met the monarch Tuesday to formally offer his resignation. The queen will ask Truss during their audience to become Britain’s new leader as the country faces an acute cost-of-living crisis. The 47-year-old Truss was named Conservative Party leader on Monday.
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Britain chooses Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as prime ministerBritain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader.
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Liz Truss, who said UK 'should welcome cryptocurrencies' will be the next prime ministerPro-crypto Liz Truss will be the next Prime Minister after winning the leadership of the UK's Conservative Party. Back in 2018, she stated that the country 'should welcome cryptocurrencies in a way that doesn't constrain their potential”.
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Liz Truss Set to Become New UK Conservative Prime MinisterBritain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister. Truss’s selection was announced Monday in London after a leadership election in which only about 170,000 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party were allowed to vote. Truss beat rival Rishi Sunak, the government’s former Treasury chief. She faces immediate pressure to deliver on her promises to tackle a cost-of-living crisis walloping the U.K. and an economy heading into a potentially lengthy recession. Queen Elizabeth II is scheduled to formally name Truss as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday.
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