Liz Truss has officially become Prime Minister after meeting with the Queen, who formally asked her to form a government on her behalf.
Ms Truss travelled to see Her Majesty at Balmoral after winning the Tory leadership race yesterday following the resignation of Boris Johnson. The historic audience was the first time the 96-year-old monarch, who has faced ongoing mobility issues, has carried out the key duty to appoint her 15th PM at her retreat in Aberdeenshire, rather than at Buckingham Palace. But it might have been an awkward encounter given Ms Truss once called for the monarchy to be abolished.
