After months of hustings (campaign events), Liz Truss, the UK’s Foreign Secretary, won the leadership race to become British prime minister.

Jimmie Johnson Reporter

The UK’s conservative Tory Party has new leader in PM Liz Truss

Sep 07, 2022

Jimmie Johnson Reporter

By Jimmie Johnson (Reporter), Dan Reardon (Editor)

After months of hustings (campaign events), Liz Truss, the British Foreign Secretary, won the race to become the UK’s prime minister. Truss defeated Rishi Sunak, a former member of Parliament, to become the leader of the conservative Tory Party.

“I have a bold vision for our future backed up by huge experience,” Truss said in a campaign ad in the run up to the leadership vote.

Truss takes over an office plagued by scandals under outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who resigned in July.

As a candidate, Truss told voters that, if elected, she would be ready to lead on day one. Her first big test at 10 Downing Street: taking on Brexit. The Northern Ireland Protocol aims to scrap some parts of the controversial deal that makes it difficult for residents in Northern Ireland to do business across EU borders.

“It has created fractures between east and west,” Truss said in the second reading of the Northern Ireland Protocol on Jun. 27, 2022. “It has diverted trade and meant people in Northern Ireland or being treated differently from people in Great Britain. It has weakened their economic rights.”

On energy, Truss vowed to help citizens offset surging energy costs. She insisted the country turn to alternative energy sources such as nuclear, hydrocarbons and fracking.

In the meantime, Truss said the UK would continue to support Ukraine’s efforts to defeat Russia at war.

JIMMIE JOHNSON: AFTER MONTHS OF HUSTINGS (WE CALL THEM CAMPAIGN EVENTS HERE IN THE STATES), THE UK’S FOREIGN SECRETARY WON THE SUPPORT OF THE CONSERVATIVE TORY PARTY TO BECOME THE NEXT BRITISH PRIME MINISTER.

LIZ TRUSS: ”I have a bold vision for our future backed up by huge experience…”

JOHNSON: NOW LIZ TRUSS IS JUST ONE NAME YOU SHOULD KNOW.

TRUSS CAMPAIGNED AS A CANDIDATE READY TO DELIVER ON DAY ONE.

SHE TAKES OVER A PARTY PLAGUED BY SCANDAL UNDER OUTGOING PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON WHO RESIGNED IN JULY.

HER FIRST BIG TEST ON 10 DOWNING STREET, TAKING ON BREXIT.

THE NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL BILL AIMS TO DO AWAY WITH SOME PARTS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL DEAL. IN ITS CURRENT STATE, TRUSS SAYS IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND TO DO BUSINESS ACROSS E-U BORDERS.

TRUSS: “It has created fractures between east and west. It has diverted trade and meant people in northern Ireland or being treated differently from people in Great Britain. It has weakened their economic rights.”

JOHNSON: AS PRIME MINISTER SHE VOWS TO HELP CITIZENS OFFSET SURGING ENERGY COSTS

AND SAYS THE U-K WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT UKRAINE’S EFFORTS TO DEFEAT RUSSIA.

LONG TERM, TRUSS INSISTS THE COUNTRY SHOULD FIND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS NUCLEAR, HYDROCARBONS, AND FRACKING.

LIZ TRUSS IS A NEW FACE ON THE WORLD STAGE – AND JUST ONE NAME IN THE U-K YOU SHOULD KNOW.