The Queen has asked Liz Truss to form a government following her election as leader of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party.
Ms Truss, who arrived at Balmoral alongside her husband, Hugh O’Leary, ‘kissed hands’ with the monarch and is now the Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.
The 47-year-old politician is the 15th Prime Minister of Her Majesty’s reign, following the resignation of Boris Johnson just an hour before the appointment of Truss.
Ms Truss will now be busy formulating her cabinet before tacking the major issues plaguing the UK, including the extortionate rise in energy prices.
Liz Truss was announced as the new leader of the Conservatives on September 5th 2022 following a vote of the party’s members over the summer, triggered by Mr Johnson’s announcement that he was stepping down. She took 81,326 of the ballots cast against 60,399 for her opponent, Rishi Sunak.
It’s the first time that The Queen has appointed a new Prime Minister at her Scottish home. Buckingham Palace announced last week that Her Majesty would remain at Balmoral, rather than make an almost 1,000 mile round trip between there and London, for the meetings. Officials said it was to avoid any uncertainty.
