UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss becomes the new British Prime Minister, succeeds ousted Boris Johnson; defeats rival Rishi Sunak

London: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss became the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom defeating former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership race on Monday. Truss secured 81,326 votes while her rival Rishi could manage to get only 60,999 votes.

The new Prime Minister Liz Truss is likely to take oath of office tomorrow.

Forty-seven-year-old Liz Truss will become the third female Prime Minister of the UK. She defeated Sunak through a postal ballot of all Conservative members.

The Tory leadership race was triggered after Boris Johnson was forced to step down on July 7 following a series of resignations of cabinet members, who protested against his scandal-plagued leadership.

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss rose to the Conservative ranks to end up as finalists for the contest for the post of UK Prime Minister.

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During nearly a dozen hustings and after a six-week long head-to-head competition, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak had explained their long-term visions for Britain. Both contenders went through bouts of 12 nationwide events with the first bout in Leeds, Northern England. (with ANI inputs)

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