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'''Liz Truss''', sometimes referred to as '''Ms. Trust''', served as [[UK]] foreign minister since 2021. Truss is a member of the [[Tory]] Party and polls have Truss favored to replace [[Boris Johnson]] as the UK Prime Minister.<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 was caught on audio tape indicating that British workers lacked the "skill and application" of foreign nationals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref> ''The Economist'' indicates that [[Britain]]’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/06/09/britains-productivity-problem-is-long-standing-and-getting-worse Britain’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse], ''The Economist'', 2022</ref> Asked on how pressing the button to launch nuclear missiles would make her feel, she replied, "“I think it’s an important duty of the prime minister and I’m ready to do it. I’m ready to do that.”<ref>[Liz Truss Says She's 'Ready' To Press Nuclear Button And Alarm Bells Are Ringing], 2022</ref>
'''Liz Truss''', sometimes referred to as '''Ms. Trust''', served as [[UK]] foreign minister since 2021. Truss is a member of the [[Tory]] Party and polls have Truss favored to replace [[Boris Johnson]] as the UK Prime Minister.<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 has promised to cut taxes and increase the UK's energy supply (The UK has domestic energy sources that it can tap into such as gas and coal).<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-truss-expected-be-named-conservative-leader-new-pm-2022-09-05/ Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British prime minister], Reuters</ref> Truss indicates that she has great admiration for Margaret Thatcher and her economic policies. [[Niles Farage]] has indicated that he will give Liz Truss a chance, but he is skeptical given recent Conservatives Party Prime Ministers who promised to govern as a conservative but governed as social democrats.<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 was caught on audio tape indicating that British workers lacked the "skill and application" of foreign nationals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62571016 Liz Truss accused of branding British workers lazy in leaked audio], BBC</ref> ''The Economist'' indicates that [[Britain]]’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/06/09/britains-productivity-problem-is-long-standing-and-getting-worse Britain’s productivity problem is long-standing and getting worse], ''The Economist'', 2022</ref> Asked on how pressing the button to launch nuclear missiles would make her feel, she replied, "“I think it’s an important duty of the prime minister and I’m ready to do it. I’m ready to do that.”<ref>[Liz Truss Says She's 'Ready' To Press Nuclear Button And Alarm Bells Are Ringing], 2022</ref>
"Since she was first elected as an MP in 2010, Ms Truss has either taken a [[pro-abortion]] position on votes or abstained. She has never taken a [[pro-life]] position on a vote."<ref>https://righttolife.org.uk/news/where-does-the-uks-new-prime-minister-liz-truss-stand</ref>
"Since she was first elected as an MP in 2010, Ms Truss has either taken a [[pro-abortion]] position on votes or abstained. She has never taken a [[pro-life]] position on a vote."<ref>https://righttolife.org.uk/news/where-does-the-uks-new-prime-minister-liz-truss-stand</ref>