UK's New Prime Minister Liz Truss Delivers First Speech

Name: UK's New Prime Minister Liz Truss Delivers First Speech
Uploaded: 2022-09-06T16:10+0000
Duration: 192 min 18 s
Description: On Monday, Liz Truss was selected as the head of the Conservative Party and became the new British prime minister.

16:10 GMT, 6 September 2022

On Monday, Liz Truss was selected as the head of the Conservative Party and became the new British prime minister.

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Sputnik is live from London as the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss gives her first speech outside 10 Downing Street.

Truss won 81,300 votes from members of the Conservative Party, overtaking former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who received 60,400 votes.

The previous UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, announced his resignation on July 7.

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