Boris Johnson's successor as British prime minister will be Liz Truss, a low-tax evangelist who models herself on Margaret Thatcher
Truss defeated rival Rishi Sunak with 81,326 votes to 60,399 among party members and will take over as leader on Tuesday, as Britons face mounting economic and social crisis.She pledged action to tackle the crisis in a short victory speech at a conference center in London on Monday.
Hide Caption 18 of 49 Photos: British Prime Minister Boris JohnsonAs foreign secretary, Johnson meets with US House Speaker Paul Ryan in April 2017. Johnson was born in New York City to British parents and once held dual citizenship. But he renounced his US citizenship in 2016.Hide Caption 19 of 49 Photos: British Prime Minister Boris JohnsonJohnson launches his Conservative Party leadership campaign in June 2019.
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