LIZ TRUSS IS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Liz Truss, 47, has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Truss defeated Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 in an internal contest after

Boris Johnson’s resignation in July.

The lawmaker will become the Conservatives’ fourth head of the British government since 2015. Truss, a former Minister for Women and Equalities, has been a Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk since 2010.