During the day, Boris Johnson’s successor will also face his political opponents for the first time in the leadership role, during this week’s customary hearing in the British House of Commons.
On Tuesday, just hours after she was formally appointed as the new leader by Queen Elizabeth, Truss appointed a raft of new ministers, all of whom are said to share her views on a free market economy with as few restrictions as possible.
British media state that for the first time in history, none of the four top positions in British politics – prime minister, finance minister, foreign minister and home minister – is held by a white man. Kwasi Kwarteng is Britain’s first black Chancellor of the Exchequer; Home Secretary Suella Braverman has Indian roots and Foreign Minister James Cleverly has a mother from Sierra Leone.
Truss also got rid of several big players from Johnson’s government – notably those who backed her rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership vote, points out The Guardian.
The new prime minister has promised to grow the UK economy through tax cuts and reforms, as well as tackling the country’s rampant energy crisis.