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The foreign secretary, who will replace Boris Johnson as PM tomorrow, walked past her rival without acknowledging him on her way to give her victory speech.

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Truss will succeed ousted Boris Johnson. Truss defeated her rival Rishi Sunak.

"Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities," he said in a tweet. Truss said she will take bold action "to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential". She thanked the party leaders for putting their trust in her to lead and deliver for the country.

Ms Truss had sat a seat away from her opponent at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster as the prolonged and 'hard fought' leadership contest reached its ...

If this is an example of the kind of grudges she holds, I don’t think it’ll be good for her image. ‘There’s a particular pressure on women not to show excessive emotion. The new prime minister will then meet Mr Johnson for a handover of power and address the country later in the evening to thank Tory party members for voting for her and set out her hopes for her term in power. Ms Truss will become the 15th prime minister during the Queen’s 70-year reign and the first appointed in Scotland instead of London. Ms Truss, who is currently the foreign secretary, will travel to Balmoral tomorrow where she will meet the Queen and be asked to form a government and become prime minister. Mr Johnson will formally resign and have his own audience with Her Majesty, 96, at the castle in Royal Deeside ahead of the engagement. ‘It was a real moment of glee and when she got up she absorbed the applause but she also knew when to pause it, which was her first strong non-verbal move after becoming the new Conservative Party leader. Only then did she ‘pay tribute’ to her ‘fellow candidates, particularly Mr Sunak’ for a ‘hard-fought campaign’ that she said showed the depth of talent in the party. On Sunday, Ms Truss told the BBC that she was ‘not a quitter’, something that her rival could be accused of after he stepped down as Chancellor and set the dominoes rolling on Boris Johnson’s time in No10. For his part, Mr Sunak described his adversary’s economic approach, including tax cuts, as a ‘gamble’ on the nation’s finances and accused her of ‘starry-eyed boosterism’. The pair also clashed over how to deal with the cost of living crisis, with Ms Truss accusing her fellow candidate of ‘Gordon Brown economics’. [Liz Truss](https://metro.co.uk/tag/liz-truss/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK1) ‘should have been the bigger person’ and acknowledged [Rishi Sunak](https://metro.co.uk/tag/rishi-sunak/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK2) as she became leader of the [Conservative Party](https://metro.co.uk/tag/conservative-party/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK3), a business psychologist has said.

Soon after Liz Truss was declared the winner of the Conservative leadership race, the newly-elected prime minister walked past his rival and fellow party ...

I think we have shown the depth and breadth of talent in our Conservative Party." "I would like to pay my respects to my Tory leadership rival candidates, especially Rishi Sunak. I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy.

The winner of the Tory leadership contest is revealed later - before becoming PM on Tuesday.

And the stakes are high, for voters are worried about their bills most of all. But also for the Conservative Party, worried about its future. [travel to Balmoral Castle in Scotland](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62728328) to be appointed by the Queen, rather than at Buckingham Palace. That will include tax cuts and help for families and businesses. The original field of 11 contenders was whittled down to two in a series of Tory MP ballots, with the final pair going into a run-off to be decided by the membership, which stands at about 160,000. Mr Johnson was forced out in July by a ministerial revolt over a string of scandals, just over two-and-a-half years after leading the Tories to a landslide victory at the 2019 election. Ms Truss did not rule out a freeze on Sunday but has previously described the idea as a "sticking plaster" and argues more needs to be done to help the UK boost its domestic sources of energy. She said any further support would have to go "hand in hand" with efforts to boost nuclear energy, fracking for shale gas and more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. On Sunday the foreign secretary declined to say whether further help would be universal or targeted at the most needy, saying she would need time in office to iron out the details of her plan. After weeks of talking to Conservative members, the new prime minister will have to start talking to the country immediately. Ms Truss is yet to offer details of her cost-of-living support plan beyond saying she will temporarily scrap green levies on energy bills and reverse the rise in National Insurance introduced during Mr Johnson's tenure. BBC News has been told that a menu of options has been worked up in Whitehall to help struggling households, including a freeze on energy bills.

If elected, 47-year-old Truss would be the third female PM of the UK, while Sunak, if chosen, will be the first of Indian origin to hold the top office in ...

Notably, Sunak and Truss are in the race to become the new leader of the [Conservative Party](/topic/conservative-party)who will replace the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 47-year-old [Truss](/topic/truss)becomes the third female Prime Minister of the UK. [PM-elect Liz Truss announces 'bold plan' for Britain's economy after pipping Rishi Sunak in comfortable win [WATCH]] [Liz Truss](/topic/liz-truss)becomes the new British Prime Minister to succeed Boris Johnson defeating rival [Rishi Sunak](/topic/rishi-sunak).

UK foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest on ...

Truss' campaign pledge to reverse Sunak's tax hike plans while he was Chancellor to tackle the cost-of-living crisis facing the country seems to have worked in favour. She is the third female Prime Minister in Britain, after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. UK foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday and will now go on to formally take charge as British Prime Minister as Boris Johnson's successor.

It's not necessarily the end for 'nearly man' Rishi Sunak, despite coming second to Liz Truss in today's Conservative leadership vote. Tom Ough chats to ...

And they’ve gone back to wherever, maybe Italy, and now they’re with their family, and they’ve met a nice person, and they’re having a baby. “I’m 19 years clean last week, and getting clean, all that stuff, is a massive part of who I became.” He might look to classic examples of people who’ve turned failure into success; as well as Williams, Hurst cites Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey and the Wright brothers. “That’s definitely something I do not look at as failing,” she says of that period of her life. And second of all, you not getting it might not be a bad thing.” He could stay in politics, ready for another tilt at the leadership should Liz Truss’ government be voted out in 2024 after a bruising couple of years grappling with existing crises (cost of living, energy, housing, Ukraine, etc) and crises yet to arise. We don’t know what we’re thinking most of the time we walk around unaware and unconscious. “You either look at your life,” Hurst says, “and go, ‘Oh, God, I failed here, and I failed there,’ and sit in the negative mindset, or you can use that to springboard off, to become a more intelligent person. And that’s a choice that you make.” Sunak was elected to the House of Commons in 2015, and was chancellor, dizzyingly, just five years later. For the winner, the highest office in the land; for the loser, not a silver medal, but a millstone – the curse, perhaps lifelong, of being thought of as “a nearly man”. Whether his heart broke a little, we can’t know; professional to the end, he evinced not a trace of disappointment.

Britain's Rishi Sunak, who lost the race to become Britain's prime minister on Monday, said the party must now unite behind winner Liz Truss.

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Rishi Sunak Loses UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak has been a MP for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire since 2015. On his future plans, he said his constituency ...

One of the two suspects in a stabbing spree in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan early on Sunday morning, has been discovered dead while police continue the manhunt for a second person. Sunak has been a MP for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire since 2015. The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Rishi Sunak Loses UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak has been a MP for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire since 2015. A 27-year-old data analyst clad in a sari, Aruna Chida turned to Morimoto for companionship. He said he would support the government headed by his rival but also that he is unlikely to serve in the cabinet.

Liz Truss polled 81326 votes, compared to Sunak's 60399 in an election with a high turnout of 82.6 per cent, with 654 rejected ballots from a total of ...

"I’ve said throughout that the Conservatives are one family. It’s right we now unite behind the new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the country through difficult times," the British Indian former Chancellor tweeted. Rishi Sunak on Monday asked the Conservative Party members to unite behind the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss, minutes after she defeated him in the leadership contest to succeed Boris Johnson, to steer the country through difficult times.

From his 'mansplaining' tendencies to his disloyalty to Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak went wrong on several counts.

In the mortal realm of politics, it is more likely that the crisis-riven conditions of the economy and much of the public service infrastructure, notably health, will create a political restiveness. Sunak will likely join the global elite of billionaire clubs that he truly belongs to and do what they do—make money while spending luxuriously. His exit also marks another moment as Sunak’s country of origin, that is India, famed for its diversity has zero Muslim representation in the ruling benches in its parliament. Loyalty is the principal sign of the political follower, but disloyalty will cost the crown to both the leader and the contender. Little wonder that this critical point has found little to no mention in the Indian commentary that has otherwise kept an eager and watchful eye on Sunak’s campaign. Labour has traditionally banked on African and Asian minority votes yet it has not promoted any minority figures to frontline leadership, barring Sadiq Khan, who is the current Labour mayor of London. The change of guard will force both political parties, Conservative and Labour, in two contradictory directions of ideological clarity and political compromise. When he did speak, Sunak adopted a patronising tone as he aimed to mansplain the economy and whatnot to her. Second, and to my mind the more important reason, is that Sunak behaved too much like a man we—especially women—sadly know all too well. That he came so close to taking the mantle only highlights the difference between the place of diversity in India and Britain. An apt comparison would be if India were to have a Muslim prime minister, as ethnic and racial minorities in Britain occupy a similar place to that of religious minorities in India. Wildly popular as chancellor, Rishi Sunak was widely tipped to be Boris Johnson’s successor through the rocky year of 2021 as the latter kept running through his proverbial nine lives—courting, and surviving scandal after scandal.

Rishi Sunak has refuted claims of stepping away from politics, saying it is a 'great privilege' to serve his constituency Richmond, Yorkshire.

“It is the most unbelievable privilege to have these jobs,” he added. Follow us on [also read] [India](https://www.firstpost.com/category/india) [When S Jaishankar had tutored UK PM-elect Liz Truss](https://www.firstpost.com/india/when-s-jaishankar-had-tutored-uk-pm-elect-liz-truss-11188481.html) But I was with them on Friday night and it’s been a great privilege to represent them. But I look forward to supporting the Conservative government in whatever capacity.” "It’s presumptuous for me to say because I have to get selected by my own members. I need to recover from this one. [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to be UK's next prime minister](https://www.firstpost.com/world/liz-truss-defeats-rishi-sunak-to-be-uks-next-prime-minister-11188061.html) “The people of Richmond are the most amazing people, it is a joy every week to go home to them and to have their love and their support and to be able to represent them properly as their member of Parliament. Of the 170,000 votes, Truss received 81,326 votes, compared with Sunak’s 60,399. Here are all the possibilities, decoded. When asked on by BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg if he would run for the Tory leadership again, the 42-year-old said: “We’ve just finished this campaign. There’s lots I can continue…

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak might not even get a job in new UK PM Liz Truss' cabinet after losing to her in the Conservative Party leadership race, ...

Liz Truss defeated rival Rishi Sunak to become the new British Prime Minister in the Conservative leadership contest on Tuesday (September 5). I am not thinking about jobs for me or anyone else." Kwarteng is regarded as Truss’ closest cabinet ally.

Liz Truss has been named as the new leader of the Conservative Party and Britain's next Prime Minister after defeating Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 in ...

"Liz Truss focused on a positive message of the future: ‘our best days are ahead of us,’ and told the electorate that the Party would have to make tough choices. She also has a better grasp of the Ukraine war, the know-how to boost the economy, to look after business and to drop taxes at this difficult time. Ms Truss indicated that is something she wanted to make happen, and that is ultimately why she won." There was not a common theme among readers as to why the former chancellor was unsuccessful in his leadership bid. "Rishi Sunak's mistake was fundamental from the beginning. Rishi Sunak promised more of the same, which is hardly compelling, while Ms Truss appears to be more in tune with the values of the Tory party. "Liz Truss advocated change, whereas Rishi Sunak was thought to stand for continuation. She also stood firm on the fundamental principles of conservatism: low taxation, small government, fair competition, strong law and order, decisive leadership and many other attributes." The era of Brownite tax and spend needs to come to an end, to halt the decline into socialist mediocrity. Many reflected on the last two months of gruelling leadership hustings, highlighting those areas where it went right for the victor and where it went wrong for her rival. Many readers were relieved that Liz Truss will take the reins, suggesting her values aligned more with the Conservative Party than Rishi Sunak’s. The former foreign secretary wooed Tory members by putting tax cuts and big infrastructure pledges at the heart of her campaign.

The defeated Tory leadership contender also tells the BBC Liz Truss has his "full support".

"I am very committed to my constituents in North Yorkshire... and as long as they will have me I plan to keep serving them not just in the immediate future but also at the next election." But he told BBC Political Editor Chris Mason he hoped to continue serving his constituents "not just in the immediate future but also at the next election".

Liz Truss won the UK prime minister race defeating Rishi Sunak with 81326 votes to 60399 among party members. Here's a look at why Sunak, who was leading ...

As of August 8, 2022, only 22 per cent of the people thought that Rishi Sunak was doing a good job as a chancellor, as against his rating two years ago -- 48 per cent, according to a YouGov survey. After Boris Johnson resigned facing a series of scandals, Rishi Sunak too quit the government, saying that the "public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously". Sunak is married to Akshata Murthy, daughter of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, who owns 0.93 per cent stake worth £690 million in the tech company. “We inherited a bunch of formulas from Labour that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone. A report by The Guardian suggests that Liz Truss’s team has decided on which Tory leaders will be awarded key cabinet posts. Even as this move put him ahead in the race to the PM post, he started losing support of top Conservatives.

Results of the contest between the Conservative Party's Truss and Sunak will be announced at 12.30 pm BST (5 pm in India) on September 5.

Following the appointment, the new Prime Minister will fly back to London, and deliver a speech outside 10 Downing Street. Their exact number is not known, and The Guardian reported that about 150,000 were registered and eligible to vote in the last leadership election in 2019, their numbers could now be between 180,000 and 200,000 — which would make this group about 0.3% of the population. She will not be able to travel to the capital for the ceremony. The process of electing the new leader of the Conservatives — the new PM — started after Boris Johnson was forced out of power by a massive revolt in his party that capped his turbulent and scandal-hit three-year tenure. The result of the contest will be announced at 12.30 pm BST (5 pm in India) on Monday. But if projections in the British media are to be trusted, it will more likely be [Liz Truss, 47, secretary of state](https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/who-is-liz-truss-united-kingdom-prime-minister-race-8052062/) for foreign, commonwealth, and development affairs, (foreign minister) who visited India at the end of March this year.

Liz Truss is likely to be named as the next leader of the Conservative Party and Boris Johnson's successor as the United Kingdom prime minister.

As per British media, Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy’s wealth is also seen as an impediment to his ambition as the UK’s prime minister. Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party is enjoying a surge in popularity among the wider British electorate YouGov had Truss ahead of Sunak by 24 points (13 July) with the gap then closing to 18 points (20 July) – on an unforced choice in both cases,” ConservativeHome survey was cited by ANI. Follow us on [also read] [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [UK PM race: An underdog fights for every inch, says Rishi Sunak's new campaign](https://www.firstpost.com/world/uk-pm-race-an-underdog-fights-for-every-inch-says-rishi-sunaks-new-campaign-11090371.html) It encourages the public to think the worst of scientists, only exacerbating mistrust and division. The fact is, scientists weren’t empowered enough – and were used at times as human shields for political incompetence and procrastination. Signalling defeat, her rival Rishi Sunak has said that he looks forward to “supporting the Conservative government in whatever capacity” As per YouGov poll, Sunak’s popularity saw a dip among Tories. I need to recover from this one,” he told BBC on his future prospects. “I’m loyal to Boris Johnson. If Truss is elected by 2,00,000 Tory members (mostly wealthy, old, white and male) eligible to vote, Britain will get its third female prime minister following Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher. He also did not rule out running for the Conservative Party leader again.

Globe-trotting, MBA-graduate husband of a billionaire's daughter could have any life he wants - so what is he doing in Parliament?

Mr Sunak could’ve hung in, perhaps rebuilding his reputation by steering the country through the energy crisis. He seemed, for a while, the very obvious successor to Mr Johnson. Instead, it was reportedly a friendship with Spectator journalist and fellow Wykehamist James Forsyth that finally gave Mr Sunak the politics bug. A partial U-turn weeks later could not undo the damage. Still, Mr Johnson was weak in his final months in power and even if he joked about sacking his Chancellor, doing so was out of the question. For a while he did. Critics are quick to point out that it was civil servants who came up with the furlough plan and Mr Sunak who liked to place his signature at the bottom of public pronouncements. Indeed, Mr Sunak was one of the most lockdown sceptical of Cabinet members, reportedly arranging briefings for Mr Johnson from anti-lockdown scientists to try and counteract the official scientific advice the PM was getting. [Javid resigned over the independence of his team of advisers](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/13/thursday-evening-news-briefing-sajid-javid-resigned-chancellor/), and it was Mr Sunak, despite never having been a secretary of state, who was made the youngest ever Chancellor of the Exchequer in his stead. The reality turned out to be quite different, with the PM and Chancellor regularly clashing over fiscal policy and with Mr Sunak forcing Mr Johnson grudgingly into tax rises to pay for his largesse. Considering his youth and inexperience, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if Mr Sunak had been entirely overwhelmed when just months into the job the pandemic exploded. [son of a GP and a pharmacist](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/07/08/inside-team-rishi-slick-video-produced-48-hours-puts-humble/) who attended the elite Winchester College, Mr Sunak was one of myriad future MPs to study PPE at Oxford, but he showed little interest in politics while there, despite a brief work experience stint at Conservative Campaign Headquarters.

Liz Truss is to be the next UK Prime Minister,replacing Boris Johnson and defeating Rishi Sunak to become the third woman to hold the office.

Her insistence on the campaign trail that she will lower taxes was met with heavy doses of skepticism at a time when the economy is struggling so much, and she is likely to set out an economic plan later this week. “We need to show we will deliver, bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy.” She takes up the role at a time of national crisis, with energy bills skyrocketing and the economy on the verge of recession.

'I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people's energy bills, but also dealing with the long term issues we have on energy supply,' Truss said ...

As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. First, she will turn to the urgent issue of surging energy prices. Over that period the country has been buffeted from crisis to crisis, and now faces what is forecast to be a long recession triggered by sky-rocketing inflation which hit 10.1% in July. Truss will follow him and be asked to form a government by the monarch. I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy," Truss said after the result was announced.

After months of campaigning and hustings, the UK has a new Prime Minister and it is not former chancellor Rishi Sunak. The Tory leader was a clear favourite ...

The video had brought a lot of flack for Sunak who was dubbed being as out of touch from reality. And then I shock them at the end of chatting to them for half an hour and tell them I was at Winchester and one of my best friends is from Eton or whatever. The Conservative party leader was visiting Teesside to gather the support of Mayor Ben Houchen. It was at this stage that Truss started to pull away from Sunak in the race. The majority of Sunak's fortune were derived from his marriage to Akshata who owns a 0.93 per cent stake worth $794 million in Infosys. The Tory leader was a clear favourite at the beginning of the election trail. Well, not working class" Sunak said in the BBC documentary titled 'Middle Classes- Their Rise & Sprawl'. He further remarked in the clip, "I mix and match and then I go to see kids from an inner-city state school and tell them to apply to Oxford and talk to them about people like me. Afterward, another three pence will be struck off the income tax, come 2029. WION takes a look and explores. However, once that is achieved, his government will slash one pence off income tax in 2024, as announced in his tenure as the chancellor. What were the reasons that Sunak and his popularity amongst the conservatives dived so steeply, after leading the pack in the early phase of the election?

Rishi Sunak had an advantage as he threw his hat early in the ring and was endorsed by four former chief whips, but within weeks, he started trailing behind ...

The ex-chancellor said he would continue to work as an MP, representing his constituency Richmond, Yorkshire, saying it was "a great privilege" to represent ...

The ex-chancellor said he would continue to work as an MP, representing his constituency Richmond, Yorkshire, saying it was "a great privilege" to represent the people there. Johnson and Sunak are likely to sit within a short distance of one another after they both get relegated to the status of backbench MPs, The Times reported. Liz Truss was elected the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) on Monday after beating British Indian former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a six-week-long battle.

Truss will succeed ousted Boris Johnson. Truss defeated her rival Rishi Sunak.

"Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities," he said in a tweet. Truss said she will take bold action "to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential". She thanked the party leaders for putting their trust in her to lead and deliver for the country.

Liz Truss was named as the UK's next prime minister today, winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party at a time when the ...

Truss will follow him and be asked to form a government by the monarch. I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy," Truss said after the result was announced. Several have called for an early election - something Truss has said she will not allow.

His rapid ascent to chancellor just weeks before the pandemic put Rishi Sunak front and centre in British politics. Until earlier this year he was the ...

After a summer of bruising blue on blue, could the Californian beaches be waiting for the man who was nearly prime minister? The Tories may have a big majority, but significantly more MPs wanted Rishi Sunak to be prime minister, and they have the potential to make life difficult for Liz Truss. In an interview with the FT he said: "I'm not planning on leaving politics". From Ted Heath to John Redwood and David Davis, former leadership rivals have proven to be a thorny presence on the backbenches. There are now likely to be several big political beasts on the backbenches - including Dominic Raab and Michael Gove - who have not been shy about criticising the new prime minister. He told BBC Radio 2: "One thing I have reflected on a bit being in government and cabinet [is] you really need to agree on the big things because it's tough I found if you don't, I wouldn't want to get into a situation like that again."

The former chancellor was more specific in providing economic solutions but his privileged background and his weak political team were handicaps.

There are even reports that MPs who support him are thinking of triggering a new leadership crisis before the end of the year. But, given the scale of the immediate crises, he can console himself with the thought that the prime minister’s post might be up for grabs again in two years’ time. She traded heavily on her apparently poor northern childhood roots in order to distinguish herself both from Sunak’s childhood in Hampshire, a well-off county in the south, and from his immense wealth. Foreign policy issues include Ukraine, where Johnson – backed by Truss as foreign secretary – led the toughest response to the Russian invasion, and the West’s simmering confrontation with China. She quite quickly gained personal confidence, keeping the debate focussed on her popular tax cuts and rejecting interventionist policies that she is now likely to announce. [trade union strikes](https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-going-on-strike-in-august-and-september-and-for-how-long-12668354) since the 1970s. Sunak’s defeat compares with the voting among Conservative MPs in July where he led Truss with 137 votes to her 113. Meanwhile, the government became sterile and Johnson enjoyed his final weeks in power with jaunts that included flying in a jet fighter, joining a dawn police raid, and announcing distant nuclear power plans. It far exceeds the 15% of the UK population who come from a minority ethnic background, while in parliament there are Then there was the issue of his immense family wealth totalling some £730m, mainly stemming from his wife Akshata – daughter of Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, one of India’s three leading IT companies. He knew exactly how to run the country during an economic crisis and had an answer to every contingency, something Truss carefully avoided. It looks likely that there will be an historic mix of ethnic backgrounds in Truss’s cabinet.