Good morning. It feels as if the Conservative leadership race has been going on forever at this point. The low hum of political drama has largely faded into the background, subsumed by reports of various economic and social crises. However, in just over two weeks the next prime minister of this country will be announced and with them will come a new(ish) government. The scales look tipped in favour of Liz Truss: a poll of Conservative party members for the Observer put her 22 points ahead of Rishi Sunak. I spoke to Tim Bale, a professor of politics at Queen Mary University, about what a Truss cabinet might look like and what her priorities might be. That’s right after the headlines.
