United Kingdom: Liz Truss promises to “weather the storm” – Le Figaro

Queen Elizabeth II greets Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday. JANE BARLOW/AFP ANALYSIS – The new Prime Minister will unveil her strategy on Thursday to deal with the historic crisis affecting her country. This time, the immutable ritual of the transfer of power did not take place in Buckingham , as is the tradition, or even in Windsor. It is in the land of Scotland, in the royal residence of Balmoral, that Queen Elizabeth II, who suffers from mobility problems, dubbed the new Prime Minister, who kissed her hands. The sovereign, wearing a tartan skirt and leaning on her cane, tasked Liz Truss with forming a government. Previously, she had received Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie for forty minutes, “graciously accepting” the resignation of the first. Liz Truss is therefore now the fourth British Prime Minister in six years, a rapid succession which does not really reflect the political stability that was to bring Brexit. Upon her return to rainy London, she gave her first speech outside 10 Downing Street. As a preamble to this short address, she once again paid tribute to her predecessor for having succeeded in Brexit… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 78% left to discover.Freedom has no borders, like your curiosity.Continue reading your article for €0.99 the first month Already a subscriber? Login