Truss will take up her Downing Street office on Tuesday, from where she will give her first address to the nation and begin appointing her cabinet.
Euskaraz irakurri: Liz Truss Atzerri Minister Boris Johnsonen ondorengo izendatuko dute astelehen honetan
British Foreign Secretary Liz Trussis the favorite to succeed Boris Johnson as head of government of the United Kingdom from Monday, after the vote among Conservative Party members to elect their new leader closed this Friday.
Truss, who has led his primaries rival, former Economy Minister Rishi Sunak, by 30 percentage points in some polls, appears to be heading for be declared the winner this monday and formally taking possession of the Downing Street office on Tuesday.
During the last month, about 160,000 members of the Conservative Party They have been able to send their vote via traditional mail or online for Sunak of Truss, who have traveled the country and participated in dozens of events to publicize their government proposals.
Corporation tax
The main issue centered on most of the debates during the primary campaign was the program of both candidates for tackling the cost of living crisiswith UK inflation rising above 10% according to various analyses, and on track to exceed 18% next year.
Truss has promised that one of the first steps she would take as Prime Minister would be: cancel the corporate tax increase that Johnson had expected, from 19% to 25%, in April.
Agenda of the new prime minister
Boris Johnson is expected to have a farewell speech on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street on Tuesday around 7.30 GMT. After leaving the official residence for the last time, he takes a plane to Aberdeen (Scotland), more than 500 kilometers from the British capital.
The winner of the primaries travels in a separate plane and is then invited to be received by the Queen, who appoint him head of government. At around 13:00 GMT, the Executive’s new leader will board the plane back to London, where she will go to work and may receive the first confidential reports on national security issues.
At 1500 GMT it will arrive in Downing Street from where: will give its first address to the nation and will begin appointing his cabinet of ministers, which will meet for the first time on Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday, the head of government will attend her first audit session in the House of Commons, where she will debate with the opposition leader, Labor Keir Starmer, and will continue during the day. appointment of cabinet members and receiving calls from foreign leaders.
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Source: EITB
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