Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

Liz Truss will become the next prime minister of Britain, taking over from Boris Johnson at a time 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

of economic peril and political upheaval in the United Kingdom. Truss, Britain’s 47-year-old foreign 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

secretary, won the support of her party’s grass roots with promises of tax cuts and with her fealty

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

to Johnson, who was booted from Downing Street by Conservative lawmakers but is already missed 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

by rank-and-file party members. She will travel to Scotland on Tuesday to be appointed by 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

Queen Elizabeth II and then enter 10 Downing Street as the third woman to serve as British prime minister.

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

Truss is far less colorful, less verbose than her former backslapping boss — perhaps in a good way. 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

Johnson was ousted by his lawmakers in his own party because he couldn’t, even when pressed, tell 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

the whole truth during a string of scandals. Truss wasn’t the top choice of Conservative Party 

Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister

the whole truth during a string of scandals. Truss wasn’t the top choice of Conservative Party