Liz Truss has this afternoon been announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party – and next PM – beating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party membership vote.
Making the announcement in Westminster this afternoon, Sir Graham Brady announced Liz Truss will succeed Boris Johnson as Party leader after weeks of battling it out among 160,000 Tory membership voters – just 0.3% of the eligible UK Electorate.
Turnout among the Conservatives members was 82.6%
Rishi Sunak – 60,399
Liz Truss – 81,326
The 2019 contest saw a higher turnout of Tory members – 87.4% which saw Boris Johnson win the leadership contest with 66.4% of the vote.
David Cameron won his in 2005 with 67.6% and Iain Duncan Smith took 60.7% in his 2001 leadership victory.
Mrs Truss will accompany Boris Johnson to Balmoral tomorrow where Mr Johnson will officially tender his resignation to the Queen, shortly afterwards Mrs Truss will formally be asked by the Queen to form a government, becoming the fourth Prime Minister in just six years.
