Breaking News: Liz Truss will become the next prime minister of Britain, taking over from Boris Johnson at a time of economic and political upheaval in the United Kingdom.
as Chancellor of the Exchequer, or finance minister, in July that launched the revolt against Johnson. An avalanche of resignations followed. Conservative Party lawmakers said they could no longer trust a prime minister who prevaricated his way through scandal after scandal .of 172,437 dues-paying Conservative Party members — less than 0.3 percent of the population — determined the country’s political future.
The disconnect of her words was noted by her critics, who pointed out that Truss didn’t mention that her party has been in power for the past 12 years — and that she has served in the cabinet since 2012 — so these problems were the doings of the Conservatives. As foreign secretary, she was a reliable NATO ally and Ukraine supporter, talking tough on Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. She led the charge on sanctioning oligarchs — many who had been living the high life in London.Before the announcement of Truss as prime minister, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia expected no improvement in relations with Britain regardless who was elected, since both candidates had “obviously been competing in anti-Russian rhetoric.
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