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'No time to waste on Brexit': EU uneasy about Truss as UK leader (msn.com)

 

The Power of London:



Liz Truss: Let’s unleash the power of London (msn.com)

 

"The window is now - Shut"

Voting has now closed in the Tory leadership contest, bringing to an end the contest to decide the next Conservative leader and Boris Johnson’s successor as prime minister.

Liz Truss - live: Tory leadership vote closes as race to replace Boris Johnson ends (msn.com)

 

Truss, Pre-decision = still smug:



Liz Truss set for clear victory but by tighter than expected margin – pollster (msn.com)

 

USA TODAY - Kim Hjelmgaard and Michael Collins:



After Boris Johnson, will the UK get a Thatcher-lite or buttoned-down former banker as new PM? (msn.com)

 

A £inacial view:



Sterling on Course for 2-Year Low as Truss Closes in on Leadership Victory (msn.com)

 

Truss Cabinet: (Perhaps?)

Truss has held a consistently wide lead over her rival Rishi Sunak in polling of Conservative members ahead of the party’s announcement of the winner on Monday.
Her long-term ally Kwarteng is seen as a shoo-in to be the new chancellor, according to people familiar with Truss’s thinking.
The two are considering replacing experienced Treasury Permanent Secretary Tom Scholar, one person familiar said.

The UK is facing brutal economic headwinds amid soaring inflation, a looming recession predicted by the Bank of England and an unprecedented squeeze on living standards.
That makes the shape of Truss’s cabinet and the composition of the Treasury crucial to the management of the economy, which has been the biggest source of disagreement between her and Sunak during a bitter weeks-long leadership contest.

Truss Cabinet Takes Shape as Kwarteng Lines Up UK Treasury Team (msn.com)

 

Meanwhile, at the Sunak camp:



‘Curse of Heseltine’: how the wheels came off Rishi Sunak’s No 10 campaign (msn.com)

 

Shadow of the witch = ?????



Thatcher casts long shadow over UK leadership race (msn.com)

 

So true Wolfy

 

The Guardian - a view. . . Opinion by Polly Toynbee



The UK is at a perilous tipping point. But what is Truss planning to do about it? (msn.com)

 

It all worries me TBH

 

A Guardian view - Sofia Lotto Persio



Will the next UK prime minister please step up? (msn.com)

 

Channel 4: Production companies urge next PM to rethink privatisation

 

FORBES - View
Who Is Liz Truss? Here’s What To Know About The Likely U.K. Prime Minister Replacing Boris Johnson



Liz Truss is the runaway favorite to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the U.K., signaling the end of a bitter summer campaigning and the peak of a political career marked by a rapid climb through the upper echelons of British politics and dramatic changes of opinion.

 

Key Facts
Bookmakers and pollsters roundly expect Truss to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister.



Truss saw off six rivals in a series of run-off votes among Conservative Members of Parliament (MP) and defeated former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak in a vote among party members, who represent less than 1% of the country’s population.

Since entering Parliament in 2010, Truss has rapidly climbed the political ladder and has held a number of cabinet positions under David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, including her current role of foreign secretary.

On the campaign trail, Truss vowed to make sweeping economic changes if elected, including cutting taxes and and ditching energy levies, and has ruled out new taxes or using “handouts” to address the cost of living crisis.

Sunak has accused Truss of evading scrutiny over her tax plans, which he claims are unrealistic and will fuel further inflation

 

What To Watch For
Results of the Conservative Party membership vote are expected Friday evening.
The Queen will appoint the next prime minister at Balmoral, her Scottish estate.



The occasion will mark the first time in her 70-year reign the monarch has not received an outgoing or incoming Prime Minister in Buckingham Palace in London.
Johnson and his successor are slated to travel separately to Balmoral on Tuesday.

 

Key Background



A Truss’ victory will mark the end of an arduous and acrimonious summer of Tory politicians duking it out to replace Johnson.
Johnson resigned as Conservative Party leader in early July after multiple scandals provoked widespread outrage and a mass exodus of government officials.
Sunak, alongside health secretary Sajid Javid, kick-started the spate of resignations and questioned Johnson’s integrity and behavior in excoriating resignation letters.

Despite intense political and public pressure to leave —as well as presiding over a government crippled by the loss of so many people—Johnson remained in the post and later said he would stay as prime minister for more than a month while his successor was selected.
He has been criticized for taking multiple vacations and a failure to act over the escalating cost of living crisis in the U.K. as the Conservative Party selects a new leader.

 

Surprising Fact
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Truss was not always a Conservative and in the past she was actually a card-carrying member of the Liberal Democrats, a center-left opposition party.
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Truss was president of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats when studying politics, philosophy and economics and she spoke in favor of abolishing the monarchy at the party’s 1994 conference.

Two years later, Truss changed allegiances and joined the Conservative Party.

Truss also U-turned on Brexit, becoming a staunch supporter after initially campaigning for the country to remain in the EU.

• Truss’ see-sawing on key political positions over time has led numerous observers to question whether her beliefs are held sincerely or are merely what is convenient at the time.

 

Latest Poll predictions Point to a Significant Truss Landslide



Check the latest Tory leadership odds with our live tracker (telegraph.co.uk)