Liz Truss wins UK PM race after robust contest with Rishi Sunak

UK Foreign Minister and Conservative Party chief Liz Truss was elected as the following UK Prime Minister on Monday.

UK Foreign Minister and Conservative Party chief Liz Truss. (Image: AFP)

HIGHLIGHTSLiz Truss defeated Rishi Sunak to turn into subsequent UK PMLiz Truss defeated Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399She will change Boris Johnson as UK PM

UK Foreign Minister and Conservative Party chief Liz Truss was elected as the following UK Prime Minister on Monday. Liz Truss will succeed ousted Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. Liz Truss defeated her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, to win the Tory management contest.

Liz Truss defeated rival Rishi Sunak with 81,326 votes to 60,399 amongst celebration members.

Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to be new UK PM . She would be the UK’s third feminine PM and the fourth PM from the Conservatives celebration. Amid the continued vitality disaster within the UK, she promised to offer a plan to deal with. She goals to safe future gasoline provides. #ITHorizontal #NewsMo pic.twitter.com/SXym6TEkDT

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Delivering her victory speech, Liz Truss stated, “I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party. Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country. I will take bold action to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential.”

Referring to former UK PM, Liz Truss stated, “Boris (Johnson), you got Brexit done, you crushed Jeremy Corbyn, you rolled out the vaccine and you stood up to Vladimir Putin”.

Liz Truss concluded her victory speech by promising to ship. “I know, we’ll deliver, we’ll deliver, we’ll deliver,” Liz Truss stated.

Liz Truss is the third feminine Prime Minister in Britain, after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.

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