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'''Mary Elizabeth Truss''', commonly referred to as '''Liz Truss''' in the press and other sources (sometimes also referred to as '''Ms. Trust'''), is the current Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] and Leader of the [[Conservative Party]] elected with 80,000 of 140,000 British citizens, or 0.17% of voters in Britain's "democracy" participating.<ref>[https://brettredmaynetitley.substack.com/p/liz-truss-and-britains-017-democracy Liz Truss and Britain’s 0.17% Democracy (Monocracy), Brett Redmayne-Titley</ref> She is also a Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, having held that seat since 2010, and  simultaneously serves as the [[UK]] Foreign Secretary (since 2021) and Minister for Women and Equalities (since 2019). Favored by most polls to replace [[Boris Johnson]] as the UK Prime Minister and [[Tory]] leader following the announcement of his resignation earlier in the summer, 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>  

'''Mary Elizabeth Truss''', commonly referred to as '''Liz Truss''' in the press and other sources (sometimes also referred to as '''Ms. Trust'''), is the current Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] and Leader of the [[Conservative Party]] elected with 82,000 of 142,000 British citizens, or 0.17% of voters in Britain's "democracy" participating.<ref>[https://brettredmaynetitley.substack.com/p/liz-truss-and-britains-017-democracy Liz Truss and Britain’s 0.17% Democracy (Monocracy), Brett Redmayne-Titley</ref> She is also a Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, having held that seat since 2010, and  simultaneously serves as the [[UK]] Foreign Secretary (since 2021) and Minister for Women and Equalities (since 2019). Favored by most polls to replace [[Boris Johnson]] as the UK Prime Minister and [[Tory]] leader following the announcement of his resignation earlier in the summer, 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>  

Truss indicates that she has great admiration for the [[conservative]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] and her policies.<ref>[https://archive.ph/qXhNv How similar is Liz Truss to Margaret Thatcher?], ''The Independent'', 2022</ref> [[Nigel Farage]] has indicated that he will give Liz Truss a chance, but he is skeptical given recent Tory Party Prime Ministers who promised to govern as a conservative, but governed as [[social democrat]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1sgAugAyXU Farage reacts to Liz Truss win]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRDkxhiZpBs Nigel Farage reacts to Liz Truss becoming Conservative Party leader]</ref> Truss has often been called a "political chameleon".<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/09/06/britain-liz-truss-prime-minister-boris-johnson-economy-foreign-policy/ Liz Truss Takes the Reins], Foreign Policy, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/09/05/britains-new-leader-faces-a-historic-economic-storm-how-will-liz-truss-respond/ Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss faces some big challenges: Brexit, Ukraine, and a rising cost of living]</ref>

Truss indicates that she has great admiration for the [[conservative]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] and her policies.<ref>[https://archive.ph/qXhNv How similar is Liz Truss to Margaret Thatcher?], ''The Independent'', 2022</ref> [[Nigel Farage]] has indicated that he will give Liz Truss a chance, but he is skeptical given recent Tory Party Prime Ministers who promised to govern as a conservative, but governed as [[social democrat]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1sgAugAyXU Farage reacts to Liz Truss win]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRDkxhiZpBs Nigel Farage reacts to Liz Truss becoming Conservative Party leader]</ref> Truss has often been called a "political chameleon".<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/09/06/britain-liz-truss-prime-minister-boris-johnson-economy-foreign-policy/ Liz Truss Takes the Reins], Foreign Policy, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.grid.news/story/global/2022/09/05/britains-new-leader-faces-a-historic-economic-storm-how-will-liz-truss-respond/ Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss faces some big challenges: Brexit, Ukraine, and a rising cost of living]</ref>