Liz Truss wins race for PM

By Ellis Asher

Truss rallying her supporters in Birmingham.

After weeks of hustings and debates, Liz Truss has won the conservative leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.

Her rival, Rishi Sunak managed 42.6 per cent of the vote, but ultimately came short of Liz Truss' 57.4 per cent.

So what happens now?

Some of Truss' supporters.

Among Truss' more anticipated policies is her promise to call an emergency budget, in order to deal with the cost of living crisis.

But many are bracing for what papers like the New Statesman have labelled a "far right" government.

Truss talked big on individual liberties, and like her rival, claimed to champion freedom of speech throughout the contest, but the party's record over their time in cabinet has left a lot to be desired.

Some more of Truss' supporters.

The issue of tax dominated the campaign, with the new Prime Minister's feature policy being the reversal of her rival's NI tax hike.

Following this, she promised a further moratorium on the green energy levy and insisted that the best way to pay off our debts from the Covid-19 pandemic was to grow the economy with competitive corporation tax rates.

Even more of Truss' supporters.

According to her, the future seems to be one of lower taxes and higher freedoms, but will the Prime Minister be able to deliver on her promise and make the UK an "aspiration nation"?

We can only wait and see.