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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Martin Farrer

‘Into the storm’: what the papers say about Liz Truss’s first day

Some front pages as Liz Truss became prime minister and addressed the nation from outside Downing Street.
Some front pages as Liz Truss became prime minister and addressed the nation from outside Downing Street. Composite: The Sun / The Daily Telegraph / Metro / Daily Mail / Daily Mirror

Liz Truss may face a tough job to win over the nation’s voters, but she already has delighted Britain’s headline writers with a meterological metaphor from the steps of Downing Street that provided a gift for the front pages on her first day at the office.

Although a late summer downpour threatened to rain on her parade, the skies cleared just in time for the new prime minister to promise a sunnier times ahead as the country faces a cost of living crisis, the aftermath of the pandemic and war in Ukraine.

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