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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Rosaleen Fenton

Liz Truss's hand gesture in victory speech 'lacked power' says body language expert

Body language expert Judi James has offered an insight into the mannerisms of Liz Truss - and the impression she gave the public in her first speech. She defeated rival Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 to win the Tory leadership, and will replace Boris Johnson in No 10 on Tuesday.

Judi said Ms Truss's "beam of delight was quickly replaced by a more sober facial expression" as she delivered her victory speech. In it, she vowed to deal with the energy crisis - with millions of people desperate to hear what will be proposed to tackle the huge hike in bills.

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