where her majesty will invite her to form a government. liz truss will be the 56th prime minister of the united kingdom the third female occupant of number ten. she has promised to tackle the energy bill crisis in her first few days in office. her plan to be revealed on thursday is likely to include a freeze in bills. canadian police say one of the two men charged in connection with ten fatal stabbings has been found dead. the other is still on the run. good morning from downing street where later today, liz truss will enter the famous door at number ten as the country s new prime minister, following her election yesterday as leader of the conservative party. the man she ll take over from, borisjohnson, is now on his way to balmoral to meet the queen and formally resign from office. earlier this morning, here in downing street, he delivered a farewell speech extolling his own record as prime minister and calling on the conservative party to get behind his successor. l
she will be hoping the people of ramsbottom, as everywhere else, are behind her. judith moritz, bbc news. a small cross section of some of the opinion today in a marginal seat, which offers its own illustrations about public opinion. it has been quite variable today in terms of the weather and it has been raining and then pouring. and louise, yesterday, you did tell me we would have a tricky afternoon and there you go, you are right. it has been touch and go. the rain has been following both the outgoing and incoming prime minister. this was balmoral this morning with some of the rain to renshall and then another pulse of wet weather arrived into southern scotland during the afternoon and then we had dry weather in the north of england before more showers arrived and it really was touch and go in westminster, whether liz truss would be able to give her first speech as prime minister outside 10 downing street, because this was just half an hour before she gave her first speech
her predecessor, borisjohnson, left downing street for the last time. in his farewell speech, he urged the conservative party to unite behind his successor. let me say i am now like one of those booster rockets that has fullfilled its function, and i will be gently reentering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obsecure corner of the pacific. we will have the latest on the change in prime minister and the challenges that liz truss faces. especially the cost of fuel and the cost of living crisis, with a new plan expected this week costing tens of billions of pounds to help households and businesses. for some, to help cannot come soon enough and we will hearfrom to help cannot come soon enough and we will hear from those already feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living. feeling the pressure over the rising cost of living- cost of living. because of the gas, i don t cook cost of living. because of the gas, i don t cook so cost of living
new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent and has a goal that is going to make the world a better place for this generation because, as a mother, i m really worried with the cost of living, with everything. good afternoon once again from downing street on the day a new prime minister is installed at number 10, succeeding borisjonhnson, who left office this morning. liz truss the new conservative leader elected yesterday saw her majesty the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire earlier today and accepted the invitation to form a government. she s expected to give her first address as prime minister here in downing street