Truss accepts Queen’s appointment as UK Prime Minister
2022-09-06 22:03:41Source: CCTV News Client
On September 6, local time, Elizabeth Truss, who was just elected as the leader of the British Conservative Party, was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Truss, 47, also became the third female prime minister in British history after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.
The appointment of Truss comes after the Queen accepted a formal resignation from Boris Johnson earlier in the day.
It is understood that Truss will return to London in the afternoon to deliver an inaugural speech in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, and then announce the list of new cabinet members.
Truss was elected to the Conservative Party’s House of Commons in 2010 and has served in government since 2012. She served as international trade secretary and chair of the trade committee, and minister of women and equality. In September 2021, she became foreign secretary. (Headquarters reporter Liang Tao)
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