Foreign secretary Liz Truss has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and Britain’s next prime minister, beating ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to succeed Boris Johnson by securing 81,326 votes from the Tory membership to his 60,399.
When she formally launched her bid for the top way back in July, Ms Truss pledged to set the British economy on an “upward trajectory” by the time of the next general election in 2024.
