Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was seen as a frontrunner to replace Boris Johnson, but she has been accused of running a flat campaign and is trailing third behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt after two rounds of MPs' voting.
The 46-year-old has been dubbed by some fans as the 'new Iron Lady' and even appeared toTwitter commentators spotted Liz Truss appearing to recreate an outfit worn by Margaret Thatcher
At 18, she studied politics, philosophy and economics at Merton College, Oxford, where she was president of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats. She has pledged to reverse the National Insurance rise brought in by fellow leadership contender and former chancellor Rishi Sunak, claiming she never supported the manifesto-breaking policy in cabinet discussions.She has also vowed to axe the scheduled corporation tax hike from 19% to 25% and says she will introduce a temporary moratorium on the green energy level to cut £153 from people's energy bills.
But she said:"I think my colleagues understand in parliament when I work with them that when I say I'll do something, I do it." Some believe she could be the"kiss of death" for a parliamentary party that wants a clean break from the past -Ms Truss has argued she didn't resign over Mr Johnson's leadership while dozens of other colleagues did because she is a"loyal person" and has indicated sheShe has argued she will bring change through her economic policy, telling the Sunday Telegraph:"What I want to achieve is the biggest change in our economic policy for 30 years.
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