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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 7 September 2022 - Prime Minister to tackle energy woes
Description: Liz Truss took office yesterday as the country’s new Prime Minister, with the rallying cry of together we can ride out the storm.
She announced the most senior roles in her Cabinet, and it was clear that she intends to reward those who have supported her in the campaign, Boris Johnson stalwarts like former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Party Chairman Grant Schapps have been discarded while there are significant promotions for Kwasi Kwarteng and James Cleverly, who become Chancellor of the Exchequer and foreign Secretary respectively.
In her first speech as Prime Minister, she promised to tackle th...