Liz Truss wins. But can she deliver, deliver, deliver?
September 5, 2022
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September 5, 2022
Liz Truss wins. But can she deliver, deliver, deliver?
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19:48This episodeLiz Truss wins. But can she deliver, deliver, deliver?
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<p>As predicted, Liz Truss has beaten Rishi Sunak in the race to become the next prime minister of the UK. She won the Tory leadership contest by a comfortable majority, securing 81,326 votes (57 per cent) to Sunak’s 60,399 (43 per cent).</p><p> </p><p>Anoosh Chakelian, Rachel Wearmouth, Freddie Hayward and Ben Walker discuss her promises to “deliver” in a muted victory speech, why polls predicted a landslide victory that didn't quite emerge, and the series of daunting challenges that lie ahead for her – including <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2022/09/dont-pay-uk-brits-refusing-to-pay-their-energy-bills" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">economic crisis</a> and an all-round <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2022/09/liz-truss-moral-right-prime-minister" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lack of popular support.</a></p><p> </p><p>Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks about Truss’s plan for <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/chart-of-the-day/2022/09/energy-bill-strike-public-support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">energy bills</a>.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk.</p><br /><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the <em>New Statesman</em> for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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