Our Next P.M.

And a bigger 'Winter of discontent' too !!!

 

More than likely as you will get a wage ,price spiral .

The biggest losers will be pensioners who are on fixed incomes .

 

Yes - (See #363)

 

And so The Result: TRUSS is PM:

 

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1. Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest..

• Priti Patel resigns as home secretary, with Attorney General Suella Braverman tipped to replace her

It was a closer result than some analysts predicted, with Truss taking 57% of valid votes cast
She has pledged to "deliver" on the energy crisis and is understood to be considering a freeze on energy bills

• Time will tell) .... If we can afford it !!

 

.21:02: - Who can we expect in Truss's cabinet?

As the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason reports, "we can expect Liz Truss's cabinet to include Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly".

While these appointments won't be announced until tomorrow, when Truss formally takes office, here's a quick summary of the trio.

• Kwasi Kwarteng

• The current business secretary is thought to be in line to take Nadhim Zahawi's place as chancellor
• The MP for Spelthorne in Surrey was first elected in 2010 and previously served as a junior Brexit minister in Theresa May's government, before a stint as energy minister and then his current role
• He was a vocal Johnson supporter, Brexit support and opposes a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies. Kwarteng also co-authored the book Britannia Unchained with several Tory MPs, including Liz Truss

 

• James Cleverly

• Cleverly, the education secretary, is expected to take over from Truss as foreign secretary
• He has been an MP for Braintree in Essex since 2015 and served as co-chairman of the Conservative Party alongside Ben Elliot, who resigned earlier today
• Theresa May made him party chairman and Boris Johnson initially promoted him to the cabinet as minister without portfolio before demoting him in his February 2020 reshuffle
• Despite supporting Mrs May’s Withdrawal Agreement, he is popular with Brexiteers and served in the London Assembly while Mr Johnson was mayor

 

Suella Braverman

• Braverman, the current attorney general, is expected to be appointed home secretary, filling the position of Priti Patel, who announced her resignation this evening
• She was elected as MP for Fareham in Hampshire in 2015. She was appointed as a minister at the Department for Leaving the EU by Theresa May, and then to her current role by Boris Johnson in 2020
• A Brexiteer, she chaired the Eurosceptic European Research Group between 2017 and 2018. She supports the withdrawal of the UK from the European Convention of Human Rights

 

The Truss reign begins =



Taking on 'orthodoxy', Britain's new PM Truss wants to act fast (msn.com)

 

Truss to freeze Energy Bills:



Liz Truss draws up plans to freeze energy bills for all at £1,971 until at least the end of January (msn.com)

 

A Guardian view: = William Davies - 5h ago




Trussonomics will be a reckless exercise in slashing the state when there’s nothing left to cut (msn.com)

 

A Metro view: Emma Brazell - 14h ago



Soaring energy bills 'may be frozen' to help Brits through the winter (msn.com)

 

Meanwhile - Rishi, retires from the front line:



Leadership race rival Sunak will not be in UK Truss's new cabinet - Guardian (msn.com)

 

Britain must "respect" its commitments under the Northern Ireland Protocol = Ursula von der Leyen



Respect Northern Ireland Protocol to keep EU on side, Ursula von der Leyen tells Liz Truss (msn.com)

 

Truss supporters upset:



Truss supporters express fury at delay to entering No 10 (msn.com)

 

Not all Rosy though - as...
Co-chair of the Conservative Party, quits hours after Truss announced as the new prime minister.



Conservative Party co-chair quits after Truss wins leadership battle (msn.com)

 

Truss is No Greenie:



Liz Truss shows little sign she is ready to meet big environmental challenges (msn.com)

 

Frost is not too keen to jump straight in



Lord Frost ‘won’t be in first Liz Truss Cabinet after rejecting two roles’ (msn.com)

 

Not the best of Welcomes for Truss

'Boris Johnson round two': Liz Truss booed as she enters party headquarters - YouTube

Liz Truss booed as she arrives at Conservative headquarters after winning leadership contest (msn.com)

 

Truss, - lack of confidence from Tory voters:



Tory voters have no confidence in Liz Truss to address cost of living crisis, poll finds (msn.com)