Liz Truss Elected as New Leader of Britain's Conservative Party

Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.

Truss’ selection was announced Monday in London after a leadership election in which only the 180,000 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party were allowed to vote.

Truss beat rival Rishi Sunak, the government’s former Treasury chief, by promising to increase defense spending and cut taxes, while refusing to say how she would address the cost-of-living crisis.

Truss received 81,326 votes to Sunak's 60,399.

Queen Elizabeth II is scheduled to formally name Truss as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday.

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[morecringe]

I doubt there are enough British citizens to save the country.

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[kwaishiu]

See how long she would last compare to the last few

[baariyare]

She won’t do a thing . She will resign too after 1yr.

[Red_with_lead]

Are there such things as conservatives in Britain anymore?

[Darksnowman]

Britain should start thinking about their own little revolution, so that the government works for the people and not the other way around. After all, that's what it's supposed to do in the first place. Any opposition to such a concept is someone who is not hoping for what's best for their country AND it's people.

[Oliveria]

center right politician replaced by a center right politician. really something to celebrate eh?

[open]

I guess the uk will like renting instead of owning and love those delicious bugs

[onlygenders]

Ooooh, she looks fun. I wonder if she knows the difference between a bloke and bird.... Is that right? Female = bird? If you guys use some other funny term lemme know, k...

[alland]

Former drank openly.this will drink behind closed doors

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[stephenlangsl]

Well, ...I'm gonna have to call the guy that greeted Her onto the stage the "Kissy Man." Is kissing a whole lot more popular in the U.K. than it is in the United States?