LONDON, Sept 6 — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as prime minister today during a meeting at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a Buckingham Palace statement said.
“The Queen received in Audience The Right Honourable Elizabeth Truss MP today and requested her to form a new Administration, the statement said.
“Ms Truss accepted Her Majesty’s offer and kissed hands upon her appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.” — Reuters