A woman from Roundhay thinks it’s a “good thing” Liz Truss grew up in the area, as the Tory leader prepares to become the UK’s next Prime Minister.
Truss, 47, will be appointed as Prime Minister tomorrow (September 6) after being elected as the Leader of the Conservative Party with 81,326 member’s votes, replacing Boris Johnson. She beat off fierce competition from Rishi Sunak, who received about 20,000 less votes.
The incoming PM, who was born in Oxford, was raised for much of her childhood in the leafy North Leeds suburb. As part of her campaign, she spoke of being raised in the “red wall” area and criticised Roundhay School, stating the pitfalls she noticed at the high school which spurred her on to pursuing a career in politics.
