Favored by most polls to replace [[Boris Johnson]] as the UK Prime Minister and [[Tory]] leader following the announcement of Johnson's resignation in a [[corruption]] scandal earlier in the summer of 2022, Truss was appointed to the position by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on September 6, 2022,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-liz-truss-maintains-big-lead-leadership-contest-poll-2022-08-18/ UK's Liz Truss maintains big lead in leadership contest - poll]</ref> two days before the Queen's death. | Favored by most polls to replace [[Boris Johnson]] as the UK Prime Minister and [[Tory]] leader following the announcement of Johnson's resignation in a [[corruption]] scandal earlier in the summer of 2022, Truss was appointed to the position by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on September 6, 2022,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-liz-truss-maintains-big-lead-leadership-contest-poll-2022-08-18/ UK's Liz Truss maintains big lead in leadership contest - poll]</ref> two days before the Queen's death. |