Reporter | Anjing
On September 6, local time, The new leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, Truss, accepted the official appointment of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland as the 56th Prime Minister.
Terrass also became britain's third female prime minister after Thatcher and Theresa May.
Although Thatcher was idolized, Terrass was in a weak position within the party compared to the former.
In the first stage of the Conservative Party's first round of voting, Terrass was third in the first four rounds of voting, and only narrowly qualified for the final in the last round.
Before winning the Conservative party leadership election, Tras constantly jumped between "Remainers" and "Brexiteers", members of the Liberal Democrats and members of the Conservative Party, and also left her with a reputation as a political opportunist.
Already with the precedent of his predecessor Johnson being pulled down by his own people, Tras chose supporters, neighbors, and allies to hold key positions when forming a new cabinet.
In the three key positions of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, in addition to Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly are supporters of Terrass, who is also a neighbor of Terrass.
The series of new appointments also made Tras a historic one: for the first time, there were no white men in the cabinet's four key positions.
Make history
On 6 September, Tras, who had been appointed by the Queen, announced the list of cabinets for the new government. With the exception of Defence Secretary Wallace, who remained, the remaining positions have changed.
Covten, a former Minister of Commerce, Energy and Industrial Strategy, became Chancellor of the Exchequer; Clefley, former Vice-President of the Conservative Party and Minister of Education, served as Foreign Secretary; Breffman, a former attorney general who became a rival to Terras in the Conservative Party's first election, became Home Secretary; Former Minister of Employment and Pensions Thérèse Coffey served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health.
None of the four were white males. Kovutten is of Ghanaian descent and both parents are from Ghana; Clefley is of mixed race, with a mother from Sierra Leone and a white father; Breffman's parents are from Kenya and Mauritius, respectively; Coffey is a white woman.
In British politics, key positions such as chancellor of the exchequer and foreign secretary are usually held by white men. Today, Corvetten is Britain's first African-American Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Clefley is the first African-American Foreign Secretary. Breffman was Britain's second minority home secretary.
More importantly, Kovten, Kleffley, and Deputy Prime Minister Kofi were Supporters and Allies of Terrass.
Supporters hold important positions
Corvetten is a typical elite politician in Britain, having studied at Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge University and Harvard University, and holds a doctorate in economic history. Before becoming a member of parliament, Mr. Covten was a columnist and an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co., an investment firm at Odi Asset Management.
Both Kovolten and Terrass entered parliament in 2010 and are loyal supporters of Terrass. As a member of parliament, he co-authored the book "The Release of Britain" with Terrass and two others, proposing the abolition of state regulation. Earlier this year, Kovutten also moved to the street where Terras lived, and the two became neighbors.
Economically, Covetten shares Terrass's admiration for free markets, low taxes, and reduced government regulation. But as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kovolten needs to step up government measures to deal with Britain's historicly high inflation, energy crisis and recession.
Writing in the Financial Times this week, Mr. Kovten said the new government would have two urgent tasks: to help people cope with soaring prices and to ensure the health of britain's economy in the long run.
He said that given the severity of the current crisis, the UK needs to adopt some "fiscal easing" policies to help people survive this winter. Among the G7 countries, the UK has the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio outside of Germany, so the UK does not need "excessive fiscal austerity".
Kovten promised that the new government would implement fiscal easing in a "responsible" manner. For the long-term economic development, Kovolten said Terrass would take "bold action" to introduce new measures.
He stressed that the focus of the measures is on how to stimulate investment and economic growth, rather than taxation and spending. Both Kovolten and Terrass advocated a tax cut to stimulate economic development.
Like Kovolten, Foreign Secretary Clevely is a big supporter of Terrass. Before entering politics, Clevely served in the British Army and co-founded a publishing company. When Tras was foreign secretary, Clefley served as a deputy officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During his time at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Klevelli was responsible for the Middle East and North Africa as well as For Europe and North America. On China and Russia, Clevely is as tough as Terrass.
Clefley has previously said the UK needs to assess its impact on China, not only globally, but also on the UK itself. In an interview this week, he reiterated Britain's strong support for the Ukrainian government.
Some senior Conservative Party members believe that Tras appointed Clevely in part because Tras wanted to retain decision-making power over foreign policy and continue to serve as foreign secretary while becoming prime minister.
In addition to Clefley and Kovarten, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Kofi is also "his own man", a close friend and political ally of Terrass. In the Conservative party's first election, Kofi served as The Campaign Manager for Terrass.
Priorities
In a brief inaugural speech in front of the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday, Mr. Truss identified developing the economy, addressing the energy crisis and improving health care as the three priorities of his early years in office.
Economically, she plans to boost business-led growth and investment through tax cuts. On energy, Terrass announced that it will roll out measures this week to ease the burden of energy bills on households.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Tráz and Mr. Trump's opponent in the Conservative party's leadership elections has criticized the tax cuts. Sunak pointed out that tax cuts can only be considered after inflation is controlled, and if large-scale tax cuts are carried out now, it will only lead to increased inflation.
As for how to solve the energy problem, Terrass did not disclose specific plans. But the British media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the new government is considering a large-scale energy rescue program, which is expected to invest up to 150 billion pounds.
Over the next two years, government energy subsidies to households are expected to cost £90 billion and corporate subsidies are expected to cost up to £60 billion. The package will be larger than any previous COVID-19 bailout offer in the UK. However, it is not clear where the funds needed to invest will come from, and the loan is the most likely.
According to Interface News, the Bank of England forecasts that UK inflation will climb to a 42-year high of 13.3% in October. Charities have warned that a third of UK households will face fuel poverty this winter, with millions worried about household heating costs.
Diplomatically, on the day of Tras's inauguration, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Teras had accepted an invitation from Ukrainian President Zelenskiy to visit Ukraine. US President Joe Biden also congratulated Traus in a Tweet post, looking forward to deepening the "special relationship" between the United States and Britain.
While Biden emphasized the special ties between the United States and The United Kingdom in the immediate after taking office in Teras, the issue of the Northern Ireland Protocol could become a future disagreement between the two countries.
The British media previously broke the news that Tras may tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol with the EU within a few days of taking office. Once the protocol is torn up, the contradictions between the UK and the EU are bound to intensify. Against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States does not want to see disputes between the two key allies of britain and Europe.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also took a stand on Tras' inauguration. Lavrov said that given Mr. Truss's words and deeds when he was British foreign secretary, Russia does not expect future improvements in relations with Britain.
Lavrov accused Terrass of trying to defend Britain's interests without taking into account the positions of other countries and making no compromises, an approach that would not help Britain maintain its international standing.