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a new conservative leader is elected — liz truss will be appointed prime minister tomorrow. by a smaller margin than many had expected, she defeated rishi sunak to become britain's third
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female prime minister, promising to deliver on pledges. i will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy. because, my friends, i know that we will deliver, we will deliver, we will deliver. as the cost of living hits crisis levels, with fuel bills breaking new records, labour says the conservatives are out of ideas, regardless of who's prime minister. after 12 years of a tory government, what have we got to show for it? people not being able to pay their bills, an nhs on its knees, and law and order completely broken down. tomorrow downing street will host two prime ministers. borisjohnson in the morning, liz truss in the afternoon. and we'll be asking what kind of prime minister liz truss is likely to be and what kind of government she will lead. also tonight... in canada police are searching
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for two men suspected of killing ten people in a remote northern area. and the duke and duchess of sussex are back in the uk, where meghan has been addressing a leadership summit for young people. coming up on the bbc news channel, britain's cameron norrie is out of the us open, beating in the last 16 by andrey rublev in straight sets. —— he was beaten in the last 16. good evening. the new prime minister of the united kingdom, the fourth in the space of six years, will be liz truss, who earlier today was elected leader of the conservative party to succeed borisjohnson. she will be formally appointed tomorrow, when the queen invites her to form a government. ms truss, whose margin of victory over the former chancellor, rishi sunak, was less emphatic than many had predicted, has already pledged to take action within days to deal
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with surging fuel prices. let's take a look at the result. liz truss took 57% of the valid votes cast by conservative party members, rishi sunak took 43%. this 57% is interesting. it's frankly a less impressive winning share than borisjohnson with 66% in 2019, and david cameron with 68% back in 2005. soa so a big difference. we'll be asking what kind of prime minister liz truss is likely to be and how she's likely to tackle the cost of living crisis, along with several other challenges. we start with this report by our political editor chris mason. liz truss arrived as foreign secretary and would leave us tomorrow's prime minister. the final act of the contest to replace borisjohnson the outcome. inside, an expectant crowd after a long campaign
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awaits the candidates. rishi sunak and liz truss. and then the result... i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist party. the words to follow her winning, in the hands of her husband, "a clear victory but not a landslide." thank you for putting your faith in me to lead our great conservative party, the greatest political party on earth. i will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy. i will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people's energy bills but also dealing with the long—term issues we have on energy supply. and she concluded with the mantra her campaign began with. we will deliver, we will deliver, we will deliver. and we... and we will deliver a great victory for the conservative party in 202a.
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thank you. elation, smiles, and success, the crowning moment of her political career, liz truss will be prime minister tomorrow, and then confronted with an in—tray from hell. the question for her party, and for the country, will she be up to it? i think she'll be an absolutely fantastic prime minister so, yeah, i'm really, really pleased. bluntly, it is a tough time to become prime minister. we have some huge challenges — we have still the covid backlog situation to deal with, the economic shocks that we are going through now, in part because of our stance we have taken on ukraine, and many other challenges. what do you say to reviewers who say the razzmatazz is all fine but when are we going to get that deal on nj because people are looking at their
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bills and they are frightened? looking at her acceptance speech, she wants to get that done and get it done quickly and she said that on the bbc yesterday. i think people will see a package of measures she wants to put forward.— will see a package of measures she wants to put forward. wrote for the man defeated? _ wants to put forward. wrote for the man defeated? the _ wants to put forward. wrote for the man defeated? the priority - wants to put forward. wrote for the man defeated? the priority has - wants to put forward. wrote for the man defeated? the priority has to i wants to put forward. wrote for the i man defeated? the priority has to be to net man defeated? the priority has to be to get behind — man defeated? the priority has to be to get behind liz _ man defeated? the priority has to be to get behind liz truss, _ man defeated? the priority has to be to get behind liz truss, our - man defeated? the priority has to be to get behind liz truss, our new- to get behind liz truss, our new leader_ to get behind liz truss, our new leader -- — to get behind liz truss, our new leader —— and wat now for the man. like my— leader —— and wat now for the man. like my if— leader —— and wat now for the man. like my if you — leader —— and wat now for the man. like my if you are offered a job in the cabinet, would you accept? that is not _ the cabinet, would you accept? that is not what _ the cabinet, would you accept? that is not what i — the cabinet, would you accept? that is not what i am focused on. what i can say, _ is not what i am focused on. what i can say, liz— is not what i am focused on. what i can say, liz truss will have my full support _ can say, liz truss will have my full suripori as — can say, liz truss will have my full support as the new government gets on with— support as the new government gets on with delivering four people. full su ort on with delivering four people. support but on with delivering four people. hit support but not willing to serve her? ~ , , , , her? well, these things, firstly, the are her? well, these things, firstly, they are not _ her? well, these things, firstly, they are not for _ her? well, these things, firstly, they are not for me, _ her? well, these things, firstly, they are not for me, but - her? well, these things, firstly, l they are not for me, but secondly her? well, these things, firstly, - they are not for me, but secondly it is not _ they are not for me, but secondly it is not something i am thinking about — the main opposition parties at westminster are cheaper, the liberal democrats revitalised and dominant snp in scotland and labour are ahead in the polls. well, we have far more from the latest prime minister about cuts to corporation tax over the summer than we have about the cost of living crisis,
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the single most important thing that's bearing down on so many millions of households. the uk is in probably the worst and most acute crisis of our lifetimes, so the responsibility on her, because she holds the powers and the resources needed to respond to this crisis, is huge. no plan to deal with the rising energy bills, the rocketing food bills, the crisis in the nhs. and that is deeply alarming. the challenges ahead — huge. the challenges now — rather more practical. things don't get any bigger westminster than when the removal vans turn up in downing street. tomorrow, it'll be liz truss's turn, swapping her party headquarters for number ten. on the eve of liz truss's appointment as prime minister we will go live to downing street and speak to chris mason. when people put the question to you bluntly, what kind of prime minister is liz
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truss going to be? then what is the reply? fin truss going to be? then what is the re -l ? ., . truss going to be? then what is the rel ? .. ., , truss going to be? then what is the rel ? ., , ., reply? on the face of it things are auoin to reply? on the face of it things are going to feel— reply? on the face of it things are going to feel rather— reply? on the face of it things are going to feel rather different. - going to feel rather different. borisjohnson was a prime minister who wore his conservatism pretty lightly, almost a baggy approach to how he would approach things, all things to all people. liz truss gives the indication of having a spine of conviction. she has spoken about a smaller state, a leaner government during the campaign, and yet when you look at her track record, and this has been well reported over the summer, there has been flux. the liberal democrat who became a conservative, the remain who became a brexiteer and evil over the summer we saw her going from saying there would be no hand—outs to the prospect in a couple of days of a whopping great state intervention on energy bills. and voters, the electors are going to get to know her in office as prime minister —— became brexiteer, and over the summer. we will learn what
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she stands for in government and how she stands for in government and how she approaches it. is it that spain of conviction, or is there a compromise. on her by reality, by circumstance, by her own party or by others? well, we are soon going to see. , ., ~ ., see. chris, we will talk about the likely shape _ see. chris, we will talk about the likely shape of— see. chris, we will talk about the likely shape of the _ see. chris, we will talk about the likely shape of the government l see. chris, we will talk about the likely shape of the government a i likely shape of the government a little later in the programme, but thanks for know. chris mason outside number 10 for us. as chris was saying, it is quite difficult to know where to start when it comes to the challenges and problems liz truss will have to tackle when she is appointed by the queen tomorrow. the huge backlog in the nhs funding for social care, the conflict in ukraine, but the most pressing is the rising cost of living, and we think that is the most pressing because that is what voters across the uk and people across the uk rcn, the prospect of unaffordable house both for so many households and businesses going into winter.
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liz truss has promised action in this area within her first week. we'll discuss that in a moment, but first our economics editor faisal islam looks at the scale of the economic challenge. this is what an energy shock looks like in practice, households facing mortgage—sized monthly direct debits and small businesses facing a wave of incredible invoices for the renewal of energy contracts — circulating these bills on social media with a message that there is no way to pay. at this local community centre, rising prices are ramping up demand for food banks at the same time as cutting off the surplus stocks of food that they depend on. this morning, i was talking to one guy who said he wants to go back to prison because he was struggling to be out with his own flat. another one who has turned her gas boiler completely off, boiling a kettle for hot water. others not being able to use medical machinery that is helping them breathe at night because they are frightened of the cost of how much it would cost to run that machine. the typical inflation—adjusted costs
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of energy bills has for decades been about £1000 per year. it is heading to three or four times that, perhaps as high as £5,000 to £6,000 next year. it shows the future path for average bills with the big spike this year and next before prices come down. it proposes smoothing this year's hump by freezing bills at the £2000 level and recouping the money spent on the freeze over a decade or so, only slowly declining from that current £2000 level into the 2030s. that would require an upfront fund to pay for that gas already purchased of about £90 billion backed in some form by the taxpayer. this is a war footing, to my mind, and when we look at what we borrowed during the first and second world wars, we are not talking about anything on that scale, but it is a very big
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number — i accept that — and it will affect that government borrowing. this staffordshire firm manufactures agricultural fencing, which requires galvanising the steel at a50 degrees. that takes incredible amounts of gas. from an energy perspective, i do think that something needs to happen. they need to step in and put a stop gap. and what happens if it doesn't? i presume the costs are just going to spiral, and consumer mindsets and investment strategies are going to definitely get hit. there's only so much, as a business, we can carry, and to remain successful and profitable we would have to hand that cost on to our customers, ultimately. it is difficult to imagine a more troubling economic in—tray for an incoming prime minister with the problems affecting everywhere from industry to ordinary households. and liz truss's solutions to the conservative membership centred upon free—market answers, from cutting taxes to drilling more oil and gas.
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the problem is that in the key market concerned — energy — the market isn't functioning, the gas isn't flowing, and that suggests that a more rustic government solution is inevitable. it was here in this county that liz truss began the task of defeating rishi sunak, but in the intervening six weeks the situation on the ground and in the financial markets has become materially worse. faisal islam, bbc news in staffordshire. let's stay on this theme. that search for solutions to the cost of living crisis and energy prices in particular is work in progress for the truss team as we speak. our business editor simonjack has more details. the bosses of the energy companies have been meeting this evening to thrash out the details of the plan we expect to be announced on wednesday, which as faisal were saying would be a massive government intervention, where the energy companies would borrow tens of thousands of pounds, backed by
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government guarantees, and use that money to reduce, lower or even freeze bills. scottishpower came up with this first and the mentioned freezing bells for this winter and next would cost £90 billion, but that doesn't include business. that is just domestic. that doesn't include business. that isjust domestic. i understand there are plans to include businesses, small businesses first, in that plan because, remember, they are coming up because, remember, they are coming up for their renewals and often they renew in october. they are comparing their bills to this time last year so they are seeing a multiple on their bills of four, five, ten sometimes so we could see thousands go bust or lay off thousands of staff. they could be waived then and that could push the price of this whole package above £100 billion. even more than we spend on foreign oil, around 60—70,000,000,000. how will the government treat that? —— what we spent on furlough. the government say they are doing the borrowing, not a guarantee on, but there is no doubt the government is
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on the hook for some of this. if people can't pay, businesses go bust, they are exposed to this so they won't be able to do it. a person tipped to be next chancellor always said they are prepared to do some fiscal loosening. when you apply this to the tax cuts and spending pledges on things like defence, fiscal loosening is code for borrowing a tonne of additional money. for borrowing a tonne of additional mone . ,, ., for borrowing a tonne of additional mone. ,, ., g. . ~ for borrowing a tonne of additional mone. ,, ., .,, ,, ., money. simon jack, a business editor with the latest _ money. simon jack, a business editor with the latest thoughts _ money. simon jack, a business editor with the latest thoughts on _ money. simon jack, a business editor with the latest thoughts on what - money. simon jack, a business editor with the latest thoughts on what is i with the latest thoughts on what is likely and what is not likely. and what about the rather winding path that's brought liz truss to number ten? as we heard a short while ago from chris, she was at one stage a liberal democrat but switched to the conservatives and entered parliament in 2010 as mp for south west norfolk. she was for many years completely committed to britain's membership of the european union, but after the brexit vote she changed her mind and said she'd been wrong. she's held various cabinet positions
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including justice secretary and most recently foreign secretary. our deputy political editor vicki young has the story so far of the politician who's set to be britain's third female prime minister. she is a grafter. she means what she says, she knows what she wants and she gets it. these are some of liz truss's most supportive friends. activists in her norfolk constituency have nothing but praise for their mp, the next prime minister. thejob is so important to her, getting done what she wants to get done. she has got the skin of a rhinoceros when it comes to putting up with people having a go at her, i can assure you. several times over the years, colleagues have predicted that liz truss's career was on a downward path, that she would soon be spending more time here in norfolk than in westminster. but friends say she has always been underestimated and her survival is evidence of a clever politician with a steely determination. her politicaljourney has taken herfrom a family she describes as left—wing, where she joined her parents in the campaign for unilateral nuclear disarmament,
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to oxford university, where she was a liberal democrat and took to the conference stage to argue in favour of abolishing the monarchy. we liberal democrats believe in opportunity for all. we believe in fairness and common sense. after graduating, she joined the conservatives, worked as an accountant and was selected to fight the safe tory seat of south west norfolk. but her political career was almost derailed when news emerged of an affair with an mp. she fought off attempts to oust her and was elected to parliament in 2010. she was quickly promoted, first to education minister. someone who has known her since university says her underlying beliefs have not changed. i think she's likely to put quite a lot of noses out ofjoint. i think she might well upset quite a few people. but if you're looking for some bold leadership and direction over the coming weeks and years, she mightjust provide it. whether it's to your taste, well, that's a different matter but you will know what the taste is with liz truss, unambiguously.
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herfirst cabinetjob was environment secretary. it was obvious, though, that some work would be needed on her presentational skills. we import two thirds of our cheese. that is a disgrace. when the brexit referendum was called, she campaigned to stay in the eu — something she later said was wrong. nicola horlick, a liberal democrat, was part of that remain team. for somebody to say, you know, i had this conviction about one thing and the next day, actually, i was wrong about that and i've now got a different conviction, when it seems that that's just about getting power, that really concerns me. you don't agree with liz truss on lots of things. do you think she has got any qualities that would make her a decent prime minister? you've got this person who is very disciplined, very well organised, but is lacking on the communication and charisma side. but friends say she does know how to get her message across,
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and her instagram posts show her playful side. ruder colleagues think her love of a photo opportunity betrays a superficiality. she was certainly mocked for this regal pose last christmas. her promotion to foreign secretary has given her a global platform. some think there are less than subtle echoes of margaret thatcher — a comparison she loves. liz truss will be britain's third female prime minister. life for her, her husband and two daughters, is about to change, and no—one is underestimating the challenges that lie ahead. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. liz truss was widely criticised during the leadership campaign for dismissing the first minister of scotland as an �*attention seeker�*. but nicola sturgeon said tonight she would attempt to build a good working relationship with liz truss, despite their political differences. the new prime minister will have to deal with the scottish government's determination to hold an independence referendum next year.
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in northern ireland, the challenge includes sorting out the trading arrangements in the wake of brexit. let's hear from our correspondents in edinburgh, cardiff and first, belfast. there is two clear political challenges for the new prime minister here. to try to fix the issues with the northern ireland protocol, the post—brexit trading arrangements which have been so divisive. and to restore a power—sharing government in this rather empty building behind me. the democratic unionist party has said it will not go back into government unless those brexit arrangements, which have created new checks on goods coming from britain, are scrapped or significantly changed, and liz truss has put through controversial legislation to override our agreement with the eu to try to achieve that. it may get the dup back round the table but that course of action is opposed by a majority of stormont�*s politicians. it could take a year and risks retaliation from the eu.
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meanwhile of course, having no government here affects northern ireland in multiple ways. most urgently, it means there is less help for families who are struggling with the cost of living crisis. liz truss's biggest challenge here in wales as tory leader will be holding on to all those seats that turn from red to blue at the last general election. buoyed by support for brexit, borisjohnson returned the highest number of mps since 1983 but many of those seats are held by very thin margins. when she becomes prime minister tomorrow, she will need to decide if she want to reset the broken relationship between westminster and the welsh labour government here at the senedd. mark drakeford, the first minister, talked about the spending months without talking to boris johnson. earlier this year, the uk government was accused of disrespecting devolution by threatening to overturn a senedd law on trade union action. the first minister has tweeted his congratulations, saying it is time for them to work together, but will liz truss engage with the labour leader she described
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as a low energyjeremy corbyn? nicola sturgeon and liz truss actually grew up, for a while, pretty close to each other. there isjust 20 miles- or so between the two primary schools they attended in the west of scotland but these days, - politically, they are worlds apart. during the campaign, _ ms truss dismissed ms sturgeon as an attention seeker who she said would be best ignored. _ she also talked tough on the constitution, l saying she would not allow another referendum on independence - in any circumstances. ms sturgeon? well, she hit back, . saying that if ms truss governed as she campaigned, it would be a disaster. - now, with the campaign over, the incoming prime minister'sj strategy of muscular unionism is going to be put to the test. | will it work or will it, _ as her opponents in the snp hope, and some of her supporters in the tories in scotland - fear, actually backfire i and lead to an increase in support for independence? her first test here, -
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as elsewhere in the country, may come with the cost of living crisis. - helping people with their bills may not be sufficient to win over- scottish hearts and minds, - but it could well be necessary. that was james cook ending that sequencing edinburgh. you can find out more about liz truss, her background and herjourney to number 10 on bbc news online — that's bbc.co.uk/news and by using the bbc news app. in today's other news, police in the canadian province of saskatchewan have charged two men with murder after ten people were stabbed to death. at least 18 people were injured in attacks across 13 locations in the remote indigenous community of james smith cree nation and nearby weldon. the suspects, who are still at large, were last seen by in the provincial capital of regina, from where our correspondent
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jessica murphy reports. it was early on sunday morning that saskatchewan police received the first report of a stabbing in the indigenous community ofjames smith cree nation. soon more reports came in, with victims also at the nearby village of weldon. he said, "i need somebody to take me to the hospital. i've been... my mouth has been hurt." and he said, "i've been stabbed." police have named damien sanderson and myles sanderson as the suspects behind the attack in the two small communities in central saskatchewan. their location and direction of travel is unknown. this is why we need everyone in the province to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity. the suspects were last spotted here in the provincial capital of regina, about 300 kilometres south of where the attacks took place. the police have charged the two men with several counts, including first—degree murder. canada's prime minister has offered his condolences on one of the worst mass killings in canadian history.
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my thoughts and the thoughts of all canadians are with those who have lost loved ones and with those who are injured. this kind of violence, or any kind of violence, has no place in our country. we still don't know much about the victims. the police have said some attacks appeared to be random. jessica murphy, bbc news, regina. the duke and duchess of sussex have appeared on stage in manchester at a global summit for young people. meghan has been involved with the one young world project since 2014, and gave a keynote address. it's the couple's first vist to the uk since the platinum jubilee in earlyjune, as our correspondent judith moritz reports. as crowds go, this one was well warmed up before the headline act arrived. ., , warmed up before the headline act arrived. . , _, ~ ., ., arrived. please welcome meghan and har if arrived. please welcome meghan and harry- -- if the — arrived. please welcome meghan and harry... if the duke _ arrived. please welcome meghan and harry... if the duke and _ arrived. please welcome meghan and harry... if the duke and duchess - arrived. please welcome meghan and harry... if the duke and duchess of l harry... if the duke and duchess of sussex are — harry... if the duke and duchess of sussex are hoping _ harry... if the duke and duchess of sussex are hoping for _ harry... if the duke and duchess of
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sussex are hoping for a _ harry... if the duke and duchess of sussex are hoping for a positive - sussex are hoping for a positive reception, they got it. cheering and applause young delegates from more than 200 countries watch meghan make her first speech in the uk since the couple moved to california. goad couple moved to california. good evenin: , couple moved to california. good evening, everyone. _ couple moved to california. good evening, everyone. it— couple moved to california. good evening, everyone. it is- couple moved to california. good evening, everyone. it is very - couple moved to california. (13mg. evening, everyone. it is very nice to be back in the uk. she evening, everyone. it is very nice to be back in the uk.— to be back in the uk. she talked about how _ to be back in the uk. she talked about how parenthood _ to be back in the uk. she talked about how parenthood has - to be back in the uk. she talked i about how parenthood has changed her. i about how parenthood has changed her. ., , ., ., ., ., , about how parenthood has changed her. ., ., ., ., her. i was now married and i was now a mum. her. i was now married and i was now a mum- seeing _ her. i was now married and i was now a mum. seeing the _ her. i was now married and i was now a mum. seeing the global— her. i was now married and i was now a mum. seeing the global community through the eyes of my child and i then asked, what is this world he would come to adopt and what can we do, what can i do to make it better? i am thrilled that my husband is able tojoin me i am thrilled that my husband is able to join me this time... applause. to be able to see and witness first hand for this incredible organisation for all it provides and accomplishes. this organisation for all it provides and accomplishes-— organisation for all it provides and accomplishes. this event has been carefully chosen _ accomplishes. this event has been carefully chosen by _ accomplishes. this event has been carefully chosen by the _ accomplishes. this event has been carefully chosen by the duchess i accomplishes. this event has been carefully chosen by the duchess of| carefully chosen by the duchess of sussex. she has a long connection
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with the organisation behind it, but it also means she is speaking to an international rather than just a british audience. security around the event was arranged privately. prince harry is currently embroiled in a legal argument for the home office about his downgrading of his security. i office about his downgrading of his securi . ., ., ~' office about his downgrading of his securi . ., ., ~ , ., ., , ., security. i looked up to her as a ounu security. i looked up to her as a young black _ security. i looked up to her as a young black woman _ security. i looked up to her as a young black woman myself, i security. i looked up to her as a | young black woman myself, she security. i looked up to her as a i young black woman myself, she is paving the way for a lot of young women. �* paving the way for a lot of young women. . , ., �* paving the way for a lot of young women. . i. �* ., paving the way for a lot of young women. . �* ., , paving the way for a lot of young women. �* y., �* ., y., , . n women. and you've got yourself a? i not m women. and you've got yourself a? i got my selfie- _ women. and you've got yourself a? i got my selfie- l _ women. and you've got yourself a? i got my selfie. i had _ women. and you've got yourself a? i got my selfie. i had to _ women. and you've got yourself a? i got my selfie. i had to shoot - women. and you've got yourself a? i got my selfie. i had to shoot my i got my selfie. i had to shoot my shot, how often do you get to meet prince harry and meghan markle. i got myself the end i am so habbie. the sussexes hopeful similarly warm reception for the rest of the trip. for now the selfie tells the story. smiles all round.
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more on the main story, the election of liz truss as conservative leader, and from tomorrow the new prime minister, in a busy week of political events at westminster. liz truss will head to balmoral castle, the queen's residence in aberdeenshire, tomorrow, where she'll be formally invited to form a government. she will then return to london and make her initial address as prime minister in downing street in the afternoon. after that it's down to work, and the first cabinet appointments are expected to be confirmed within a few hours. wednesday will bring liz truss's first appearance at prime minister's questions, where she will face sir keir starmer the leader of the opposition. and she has promised immediate action on tackling energy bills ,
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in the first week of taking office. contest is over, the task is to communicate beyond her party membership , to tens of millions of voters , at a time when many households and businesses are dealing with great uncertainty. peterborough in cambridgeshire is a marginal seat won by the conservatives from labour in the last election. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day there. they want the cuts now — to energy bills, to tax rates, to rising prices. i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader. of the conservative and unionist party _ hopefully, they would maybe make some differences to people's lives because i think people are very worried at the moment. notjust people in everyday life, but obviously as small business owners, we are very worried about what is coming next. at the salon she owns, the challenges are overwhelming. jo — an undecided voter — knew little about liz truss but now expects much of her. what do you want to hear from the new prime minister in the first week? i want her to back up what she has said she is going to do, so the vat cuts would be great and the national insurance. those things are going to make a massive difference. there is some talk that she is going to freeze energy bills.
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is that something you would welcome? yeah, i think anybody would welcome it. i think notjust domestically — we all want to know what we're paying out every single month — but as a business, we need that also. we are a business that uses a lot of electricity, unfortunately. liz truss started her tory leadership campaign here in peterborough, winning by appealing to tory party members, but now she has to reach out to every voter — in this marginal and in others — hit by price rises to persuade them she should stay as prime minister. the scale of her task — at the fishy business, they are not even sure they will have a business soon. at the moment, our gas bill is just over £500 a month. it's going to be over £6,000 a month which isjust... that means we are going to have to close the door. we simply cannot afford to pay that. she has got a lot of work ahead of her and we really need her to prove to me what she's doing to do to help me keep the doors open on my business and help my customers and the local community. she needs to prove herself to get my vote in the next election.
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even her supporters worry they still don't know her plans

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