Liz Truss was on Monday announced as the UK’s next prime minister, after winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party, beating rival Rishi Sunak.
WorldNDTV News DeskUpdated: September 05, 2022 5:29 pm IST
Here are top five facts about the new incoming leader:
- Ms Truss will become the UK’s third woman prime minister following Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher.
- She began her political journey as a teenage member of the centrist Liberal Democrats before switching to the right-wing Conservatives.
- In 2016, she campaigned for the UK to remain in the European Union but quickly switched allegiance when Britons backed Brexit.
- Truss became foreign minister a year ago after holding a series of ministerial posts in departments including education, international trade and justice.
- Her sartorial sense and love of photo opportunities – posing in a tank in Estonia and wearing a fur hat in Moscow – have earned her comparisons to Tory icon Thatcher. She also loves karaoke and socialising.
Source: NDTV-News