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LONDON, UK – Britain’s Conservative Party has voted to install Foreign Secretary Liz Trussas as the leader of the Conservative Party, paving the way for her to become the next prime minister.

Trussas beat of Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak for the top job.

“I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party. Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great country,” Trussas said Monday.

“I will take bold action to get all of us through these tough times, grow our economy, and unleash the United Kingdom’s potential.”

Britons will be look for a change after the scandal-ridden government of Boris Johnson. Johnson in July agreed to step down as prime minister but insisted on staying on for two more months. He will officially step down when he addresses the nation from outside Downing Street at 8:00am on Tuesday.

Britain is facing challenges on a number of fronts, particuly with raging inflation, a recession, and escalating utility charges.

Trussas will be heading for Scotland on Tuesday where she will be officially invited to form a government by the Queen who is in residence at Balmoral. Johnson will also travel to Balmoral to consult with the 96-year-old monarch, prior to Trussas’s swearing in.

Trussas will be the fifteenth prime minister sworn in by Queen Elizabeth.