Liz Truss to appoint cabinet of loyalists as she becomes UK’s next prime minister
by Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Alex Lawson from World news | The Guardian on (#639JE)
Britain's fourth Tory prime minister in six years begins race against time to deal with cost of living emergency on Tuesday
Liz Truss will become Britain's next prime minister on Tuesday and will immediately appoint a cabinet of loyalist MPs as her government begins a race against time to set out plans to deal with the cost of living emergency.
She will become Britain's fourth Tory prime minister in six years after beating Rishi Sunak in the bitterly fought Conservative leadership contest launched after Tory MPs ousted Boris Johnson.
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