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The Liz Truss supremacy has begun with promises of bold plans to tackle a “bulging in-tray” of problems such as the cost of living crisis, according to the front pages of many of Tuesday’s newspapers.
With the usual speech and visuals from the steps of No 10 delayed by 24 hours thanks to the Queen’s “episodic mobility issues”, the papers had to make do with Truss smiling broadly after she defeated Rishi Sunak to take the Tory crown and later become Britain’s fourth prime minister in six years.
The Mail claims no prime minister since Thatcher has faced a “tougher in-tray”. Cue the headline “Cometh the hour, cometh the woman …” on top of a picture of Truss roaring at the press cameras.
One or two of the papers are already on first-name terms with the new prime minister. “Liz puts her foot on the gas”, says the Sun, as it bestows some chummy familiarity on our new leader.
The Metro’s splash is “Liz: I will deliver” and says she has a “bold plan” to tackle the cost of living crisis and the NHS.
