At a time when the nation is experiencing a crisis in the cost of living, industrial unrest, and a recession, the former foreign minister Liz Truss was elected as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Monday.

Truss won the ballot of Conservative Party members by 81,326 votes to 60,399 after weeks of a contentious and frequently tense leadership battle that pitted the foreign minister against former finance minister Rishi Sunak.

Following the announcement of the outcome, Truss said, “We need to show that we will deliver over the next two years. I will provide an ambitious strategy to lower taxes and build our economy.
“I will address the energy crisis, taking care of people’s energy bills while also addressing the long-term problems we have with energy supply,” the speaker declared.

The resignation announcement marks the beginning of Boris Johnson’s handover, who was compelled to decide in July after months of the scandal caused support for his administration to crumble.

Tuesday, he will make a trip to Scotland to present his resignation to Queen Elizabeth. The monarch will invite Truss to form a government and she will follow her.