UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to run for next UK PM
July 11, 2022, 9:07 am

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to run for next UK PM

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss - Official Twitter page

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced Sunday (July 10) joining the race to replace Boris Johnson, making her the tenth contender in the race.

Ms Truss joins contenders including trade minister Penny Mordaunt, former health secretaries Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt, ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak, his successor Nadhim Zahawi, and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the Anews reported, citing the DPA.

Declaring her plans in the Daily Telegraph, Ms Truss pledged to start cutting taxes "from day one", the BBC reported.

She told the paper it "isn't right to be putting up taxes now" and if elected she would take "immediate action" to assist with living costs.

She said: "Colleagues know I mean what I say and only make promises I can keep. I can be trusted to deliver.”

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Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2010.

She has served as Foreign Secretary since 2021 and Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019.

As a member of the Conservative Party, she has served in various cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson.

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