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Britain's new PM: Liz Truss takes the helm of a crisis-battered UK

Headline from Christian Science Monitor, on the newest of 2 developments

Liz Truss of the Conservative Party assumed role as Britain’s prime minister Tuesday. As new leader of the nation, she will face a host of challenges from skyrocketing energy costs to a struggling public health service.

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  1. Meet Britain's new prime minister: Liz Truss

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    Britain's new PM: Liz Truss takes the helm of a crisis-battered UK

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Reports & sources

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    UK's Liz Truss hopes to follow in the footsteps of Iron Lady Thatcher | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Liz Truss wants to be British prime minister at all costs, and is wooing the right wing of the Conservative Party in her bid to get the job. But many have questioned her competence following several gaffes.

  2. CBS News

    Liz Truss, frontrunner to become Britain's next Prime Minister, vows fast action on cost of living (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Truss is facing Rishi Sunak, the government's former Treasury chief, in the contest to become Conservative Party leader.

  3. Valdosta Daily Times

    Tory front-runner Truss vows fast action on cost of living (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss, who is widely expected to become Britain's new prime minister this week, has pledged to act within a week to tackle a cost-of-living crisis fueled

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Liz Truss set to become UK prime minister (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Britain's Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party's new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.

  5. The Conversation US

    Liz Truss: who is the UK's new prime minister and why has she replaced Boris Johnson? (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    The new leader of the Conservative party inherits a country in crisis.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Liz Truss to be next British prime minister | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Foreign Secretary beat Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership contest. As a result, she will succeed Boris Johnson as the next British prime minister.

  7. NBC Los Angeles

    Liz Truss to Become Britain's Next Prime Minister, Replacing Boris Johnson (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    After a drawn-out Conservative leadership contest, the country’s ruling party now has a new leader.

  8. 12News Now Beaumont

    Meet Britain's new prime minister: Liz Truss (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    Truss replaces Boris Johnson, who was forced to resign amidst an ongoing series of scandals across his administration.

  9. Berkshire Eagle

    Liz Truss: An heir to Thatcher intent on shaking up Britain (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    Britain's soon-to-be new leader Liz Truss is the child of left-wing parents who grew up to be an admirer of Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Now she is taking the

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    Watch: Liz Truss Set to Become Britain's Next Prime Minister (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    After a drawn-out contest, the country’s ruling Conservative Party on Monday picked Liz Truss to be its new leader and the U.K.’s new prime minister.

  11. Omaha World-Herald

    Liz Truss set to become new UK Conservative prime minister (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister. Truss’s selection was announced Monday in

  12. KING 5 Seattle

    Liz Truss set to become new British prime minister (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Truss replaces Boris Johnson, who was forced to resign amidst an ongoing series of scandals across his administration.

  13. Breitbart News

    With 57 Per Cent, Liz Truss Wins Leadership Race to be Next UK PM (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Liz Truss is the new leader of Britain's ruling political party, the Conservatives, and will become Prime Minister tomorrow.

  14. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Liz Truss set to become new U.K. Conservative prime minister (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Liz Truss has been elected as the Conservative Party's new leader, the party announced Monday, and she will take office Tuesday as Britain's new prime minister to steer the country through an acute cost-of-living crisis.

  15. Washington Times

    Liz Truss set to become U.K. prime minister (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.

  16. France 24

    Liz Truss's political 'journey' reaches Downing Street (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The UK's next prime minister, Liz Truss, takes power as a traditional, low-tax Conservative eurosceptic promising to turbo-charge economic growth.

  17. Portland Press Herald

    Liz Truss, UK’s incoming prime minister, an heir to Thatcher intent on shaking up Britain (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Britain's soon-to-be new leader Liz Truss is the child of left-wing parents who grew up to be an admirer of Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

  18. Townhall

    Liz Truss to Become UK's New Prime Minister (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Liz Truss was elected leader of the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, succeeding Boris Johnson as the United Kingdom’s next prime minister.Formerly the UK’s foreign minister, Truss defeated opponent Rishi

  19. West Central Tribune

    Liz Truss wins vote to become UK’s next prime minister (opens West Central Tribune)

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    West Central Tribune's feed description

    Truss won’t take power until Tuesday, when she visits Queen Elizabeth II in her Scottish castle to be formally appointed, shortly after Johnson also meets with the monarch.

  20. New York Times

    U.K. Live Updates: Liz Truss Wins Race to Become Prime Minister (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Britain’s Conservative Party members chose Ms. Truss, the hawkish foreign secretary, over Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer. She will replace Boris Johnson, who is stepping down after multiple scandals.

  21. Truthout

    Far Right Liz Truss Replaces Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Truss has been rebuked for her xenophobic rhetoric and policies throughout her career by human rights groups.

  22. France 24

    British FM Liz Truss expected to be named next prime minister (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's next prime minister on Monday, poised to take power at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis,…

  23. Vox

    New prime minister, same old battles over Brexit (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Liz Truss, a Brexit convert, won the Conservative leadership contest and will replace Boris Johnson.

  24. CBS News

    Liz Truss chosen to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and U.K. Prime Minister (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Truss is a veteran of Johnson's Conservative Party, whose members got to pick the next British leader without input from the rest of the country.

  25. KVIA El Paso

    Liz Truss to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, inheriting a country in crisis (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Luke McGee and Peter Wilkinson, CNN Liz Truss will be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom after winning most votes in the Conservative Party leadership contest, succeeding Boris Johnson who resigned in July after a series of scandals.

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