Monday’s announcement of Liz Truss as the new prime minister of the UK prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send the Conservative party leader a congratulations tweet.
“Congratulations @trussliz for being chosen to be the next PM of the UK. Confident that under your leadership, the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be further strengthened. Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities,” PM Modi posted on Twitter.
Congratulations @trussliz for being chosen to be the next PM of the UK. Confident that under your leadership, the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be further strengthened. Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2022
The 47-year-old foreign secretary easily defeated her opponent, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by a margin of about 57 to 43 percent following a protracted election that lasted all summer and was decided by just over 170,000 Conservative members, or a tiny fraction of the electorate in Britain.
At a brief victory speech delivered at the announcement in a conference centre in the heart of London, Ms. Truss said it was a “honour” to be chosen after “one of the longest job interviews in history.”
In order to address tax cuts and the energy issue, she has promised a “radical plan.”
Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher were the first two female prime ministers of the UK; Ms. Truss will be the third.
On Tuesday, once Johnson gives Queen Elizabeth II his letter of resignation, she will legally assume her position.
