Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie leave their Downing Street residence in London. September 6, 2022MOSCOW, September 6The outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left the residence on Downing Street, accompanied by his wife Carrie Johnson. Shortly before that, he made his last speech as the leader of the country, in which he announced the support of British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who would replace him with post of prime minister. Johnson also urged conservatives to put aside all differences and unite around her. Liz Truss was elected last Monday as the head of the British Conservative Party, on Tuesday she will become the country's prime minister. She scored 81.3 thousand votes, thus overtaking ex-treasury secretary Rishi Sunak , which received 60.4k votes.
The head of the British Home Office sent Johnson a letter of resignation Truss will be the 15th prime minister for the current queen and the third woman in this post. Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) and Theresa May (2016-2019) were Prime Ministers of Britain before her. However, due to the predicted downpour, Truss may also speak inside the residence. On the same day, as expected, Truss will approve the composition of the new cabinet. According to British media reports, Education Minister James Cleverley may become the new Foreign Minister instead of Truss herself, Energy Minister Kwazi Kwarteng may apply for the post of Finance Minister, and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is likely to retain his post. Boris Johnson, who replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister in 2019, on July 7, he announced his resignation from the post of Prime Minister and head of the Conservative Party of Great Britain. Election of Truss as Prime Minister of Britain
