By Charles Abere.
Having met with Queen Elizabeth in Balmoral, Liz Truss is now the official Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, taking over from Boris Johnson.
Johnson had earlier met with the Queen to tender his resignation, paving way for Truss to become the next Prime Minister.
The Queen has suffered from mobility issues which is why these meetings have happened at Balmoral Castle in Scotland instead of Buckingham Palace in London.
The new Prime Minister left the Balmoral Castle for London after meeting with the Queen for the work ahead.
Truss is the 14th Prime Minister the Queen has approved in her 70 years reign as a monarch, as Winston Churchill was already prime minister when she ascended to the throne.
The BBC reports that with the meeting, Truss can now get cracking with all the things that come with the job, some of which she’s already made a significant start to.
Before getting down to the policies that matter to everyone, she needs to appoint her team of cabinet ministers before their first meeting tomorrow morning.
One of the first things she’ll be hoping to sign off with them are her plans to help people with rising energy bills, which is top of her in-tray
