She listed the economy, the energy issue, and public health as her top three concerns for 10 Downing Street.
Liz Truss, the officially elected British prime minister, pledged on Tuesday to act this week in response to skyrocketing energy prices, the cause of a catastrophic economic and social catastrophe, in order to pull the United Kingdom out of the "storm."Theresa May, the third female British prime minister after Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) and Theresa May (2016–2019), assumes office amid a financial crisis brought on by a historically large decline in purchasing power as a result of rising energy costs following a very right-wing campaign on the promise of tax cuts.After she returned from Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth II formally invited her to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, she gave 10 Downing Street a list of her top three concerns: the state of the economy, the energy problem, and public health.
"We'll survive the storm,"
She emphasized to hundreds of MPs, who had to seek shelter from the pouring rain minutes before she arrived, "We must not be intimidated by the issues we confront."
"I am aware that the British people are stronger than the storm. (...) I have faith that we can survive this storm and revive our economy by working together."
She reaffirmed her pledges to enact tax cuts under a "bold strategy" and to assist those being choked by high energy costs "this week." According to British media, a proposal worth tens of billions of pounds to freeze electricity and gas prices, which are expected to soar by 80% in October, is scheduled to be announced on Thursday.
57% voted
The person in charge of diplomacy up until this point declared her desire to "defend freedom and democracy everywhere in the globe, with (the) allies" of the United Kingdom in an openly bellicose manner toward either Russia or China.Liz Truss was greeted by Queen Elizabeth II at the Scottish castle of Balmoral the day after she was chosen as the leader of the majority Conservative party. Rishi Sunak had faced competition from Liz Truss and won with 43% of the 142,000 Conservative party members who cast ballots, while Truss received 57% of the votes.Footage from the crowd captures the Queen shaking hands with the person who was elected as the 15th prime minister during her 70-year reign while using a cane and wearing a tartan skirt and cardigan.
Boris Johnson was "graciously accepted" by the Queen.
Boris Johnson had arrived at Balmoral two months prior to her in order to deliver his resignation, which the queen "gracefully accepted." In a brief statement to a gathering of aides and supporters outside Downing Street early in the morning, Boris Johnson praised his own record. He compared himself to a missile returning to earth after completing its mission.