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Boris Johnson is out, Liz Truss is in

Who is Britain鈥檚 new Prime Minister and what challenges does she face?

Liz Truss has taken over as leader of Britain鈥檚 Conservative Party and has therefore also become Prime Minister. She won the internal party race to succeed Boris Johnson by promising that she鈥檒l cut taxes and deliver economic growth. But the country is facing strong economic headwinds with soaring energy prices, relatively low productivity and the highest inflation rate of any G7 nation. Post-Brexit trade frictions between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK remain a sore point among Tory MPs, a result of the deal struck with the European Union aimed at avoiding a hard border between The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Does Liz Truss have the political skills and policies needed to reverse a sharp decline in support for the Conservative Party? And what will facing a new PM mean for the country鈥檚 opposition Labour Party?

Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.
Producers: Ellen Otzen and Paul Schuster.

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49 minutes

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Sat 10 Sep 2022 16:06GMT

Contributors

Mark Littlewood - Director general of the free-market think tank The Institute of Economic Affairs and a friend of Liz Truss

Rachel Sylvester - Columnist for The Times and presenter of podcast Past Imperfect

Anoosh Chakelian - Britain editor The New Statesman and host of the New Statesman Podcast

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New British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London on Tuesday September 6, 2022 - Credit: Aaron Chown / PA Wire

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