The British people, as well as fellow MPs, have been reacting to the news that Liz Truss has been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party and is set to be the new Prime Minister. After weeks of campaigning, following the resignation of Boris Johnson, Ms Truss beat fellow Tory MP Rishi Sunak to the title - winning 81,326 votes from the Tory membership, to his 60,399.
The turn out for the election was 82.6 per cent, out of 172,437 Conservative Party members. In a tweet from her official Twitter account shortly after the announcement, Liz Truss said: "I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party.
"Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country. I will take bold action to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential."
