Liz Truss, who was secretary of state for foreign affairs and minister for women and equalities under PM Boris Johnson, is the new prime minister of UK. Truss became UK’s third woman PM on September 5 after she won the majority in the internal Conservative Party vote.

Liz Truss secured 81,326 votes against 60,399 won by Rishi Sunak. Over 30,000 members of the party did not vote in the leadership race.

“I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party. Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country. I will take bold action to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential,” said Truss on Twitter after the results were officially announced.

I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party.

Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country.I will take bold action to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential. pic.twitter.com/xCGGTJzjqb— Liz Truss (@trussliz) September 5, 2022

Rishi Sunak, who had been the frontrunner in the leadership race before turning into the underdog, gracefully conceded the defeat.

“Thank you to everyone who voted for me in this campaign. I’ve said throughout that the Conservatives are one family. It’s right we now unite behind the new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the country through difficult times,” Sunak tweeted.

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Truss and Sunak were the final contenders in the race to replace Johnson after he had resigned in July following a stream of scandals. “Congratulations to Liz Truss on her decisive win. I know she has the right plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, unite our party and continue the great work of uniting and levelling up our country. Now is the time for all Conservatives to get behind her 100 per cent,” Johnson wrote on his own Twitter handle.

Congratulations to @trussliz on her decisive win. I know she has the right plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, unite our party and continue the great work of uniting and levelling up our country. Now is the time for all Conservatives to get behind her 100 per cent.

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) September 5, 2022

Truss comes into power in difficult times for the nation. The leadership has been struggling to deal with rising cost of energy and food.

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“The first act of Liz Truss’ premiership should be taking immediate action to tackle the cost of living crisis that is pushing millions into poverty — this must be a wealth tax and bringing energy companies, water, mail and rail into public ownership,” said Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the Opposition and the Labour Party.

The first act of Liz Truss’ premiership should be taking immediate action to tackle the cost of living crisis that is pushing millions into poverty — this must be a wealth tax and bringing energy companies, water, mail and rail into public ownership.

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) September 5, 2022

Under Liz Truss, we're set to see more of the same crisis and chaos as under Boris Johnson. From the cost of living emergency to the NHS crisis, the Conservatives have shown they don’t care, and have no plan.

It's time to scrap the energy price hike then call a General Election.— Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) September 5, 2022

While everyone is busy with congratulations, let’s remind ourselves of Liz Truss’ platform:

- Tax cuts for the rich- War with trade unions- No real action on energy billsWe say no.On October 1st, we’re organising protests across Britain – join us.#EnoughIsEnough— Enough is Enough (@eiecampaign) September 5, 2022

That @Conservatives unity started well by Liz Truss not shaking hands with Sunak and just racing past him