Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest, the BBC reports.
Washington Post: “She wasn’t the top choice of Conservative Party lawmakers, and a majority of Brits tell pollsters she will be a ‘poor’ or ‘terrible’ prime minister, but Truss was the favorite among the Tory activists who selected the leader of their party and Britain in a vote announced Monday.”
New York Times: “Double-digit inflation, a looming recession, labor unrest, soaring household energy bills and possible fuel shortages this winter — all will confront Ms. Truss as she moves into 10 Downing Street. She also must repair a party deeply divided after Mr. Johnson’s turbulent three-year tenure, which peaked in 2019 with a landslide general election victory but descended into unrelenting scandals after that.”
