By: Zohra Rangwala
Liz Truss is now Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson who resigned shortly after the vote of no confidence taken in Parliament.
The former Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss won 57.4% of Tory member votes, beating her prominent competitor Rishi Sunak with 42.6% of the vote. Through economic hardships and the cost of living crisis, amongst Brexit, post-pandemic life and the ongoing Russian occupation in Ukraine, Truss must head into 10 Downing Street with ambitions, goals, and concrete plans, backed by her new cabinet.
Truss has uncovered her plans in relation to supporting households through the living crisis. It’s understood that borrowed money of around £100bn could assist in freezing energy bills whilst she reverses national insurance rise. Truss has highlighted bold economic plans to battle the soaring energy bills, along side thinking about a long-term solution for energy supply.
Prime Minister Truss has appointed her cabinet, who seem to be wholly supportive of her. Although policies may be easily backed by her cabinet, the conservative party is still viewed to be split as its vulnerability and fragility is constantly highlighted with every change.
The new cabinet, to name a few, includes: Thérèse Coffey, Kwasi Kwarteng, James Cleverly, Penny Mordaunt, James Rees-Mogg etc. They have actively backed Liz Truss and her campaign in the leadership election. As Truss maximises her time in office, the UK public remain skeptical of her abilities accompanied with voter disillusionment in regards to the Conservative party.
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