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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 6 September 2022 - Truss becomes Prime Minister
Description: Liz Truss was voted in as the new Leader of the Conservative Party when the result of the poll was announced yesterday. She received 57% of the vote, comfortably beating her rival Rishi Sunak.
Despite her margin of victory being decisive, the race was close that had been predicted by opinion polls. In fact, it was less decisive than either Boris Johnson’s or David Cameron’s.
Today, Boris Johnson will officially resign as Prime Minister and Truss will be invited by the Queen to form a government. The announcement of her Cabinet will then begin, with the most senior posts anno...