Merseyside's only Conservative MP has revealed he is thrilled after Liz Truss was confirmed as the new party leader earlier today.
The MP for South West Norfolk beat Rishi Sunak to the race for residency at 10 Downing Street, with Southport MP Damien Moore confirming his excitement after he backed the Foreign Secretary to take the helm. He said: "I'm thrilled that Liz Truss has been elected as Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, and as Prime Minister.
"Liz will formally take office tomorrow when she visits the HM The Queen at Balmoral, who will invite her to form a new Government.
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"The new Prime Minister will immediately begin work on dealing with the issues our country is facing, whether that is on the cost of living, the war in Ukraine, dealing with the NHS Covid backlog, or growing our economy. These are difficult times, but Liz has a strong reputation for delivering. I know that she will rise to the challenge.
"When she takes office, Liz will become our nation's third female Prime Minister. I am deeply proud, as I know my party is too, that all have been Conservatives.
"It's now time to get on with the job and make the big, bold decisions our country needs."
After Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister, Ms Truss launched her candidacy for party leader on July 10, promising to cut taxes, deliver an emergency budget for the cost of living crisis, reverse the National Insurance rise, scrap an increase in corporation tax, remove the green energy bill levy, and to oppose any further windfall tax on energy firms if she succeeded Mr Johnson.
Having been crowned the new Conservative Party leader, Ms Truss will be appointed Prime Minister at Balmoral tomorrow (September 6).
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