Liz Truss favorite to succeed Boris Johnson

Monday, September 5, the name of Boris Johnson’s successor will be known. While two candidates are in the running, it is Liz Truss who is the favorite. “She has been the big favorite in this duel from the start. The polls quickly gave her 40 points ahead of her rival, the former banker and former finance minister Rishi Sunak. He can still create a surprise, but the profile of Liz Truss seems to appeal to conservative adherents. Current Foreign Secretary, big supporter of tax cuts, she is often compared to Margaret Thatcher”explains Maëlys Septembre, live from London.

“On the international side, she takes a firm position, especially on Brexit. So if she is elected, that could complicate relations between the United Kingdom and Europe a little more. And then with France in particular, especially on the issue of migrants. The agenda of the next Prime Minister will be very busy in the coming days. Taking office in a particularly tense context with galloping inflation at more than 10%, soaring energy prices and strikes a little all over the country”she points out.