7 September 2022 - Prime Minister to tackle energy woes

Liz Truss took office yesterday as the country’s new Prime Minister, with the rallying cry of together we can ride out the storm. She announced the most senior roles in her Cabinet, and it was clear that she intends to reward those who have supported her in the campaign, Boris Johnson stalwarts like former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Party Chairman Grant Schapps have been discarded while there are significant promotions for Kwasi Kwarteng and James Cleverly, who become Chancellor of the Exchequer and foreign Secretary respectively. In her first speech as Prime Minister, she promised to tackle the cost-of-living crisis precipitated by the rising energy bills, head on and rebuild Britain from the ground up. Her three main priorities will be cutting taxes, a permanent solution to the energy crisis and sorting out hospital waiting lists as part of an overhaul of the National Health Service. She starts work today with a baptism of fire as she faces Keir Starmer across the dispatch box in Prime Minister’s questions. It will then be back to working on the plans to supply help for those most affected by the energy crisis.