Liz Truss Promises To Solve UK Energy Crisis As New PM

The Conservative Party’s Liz Truss will become the new prime minister of the UK after defeating Rishi Sunak for the Tory leadership, promising urgent plans to deal with the country’s energy crisis after campaigning on a flurry of oil drilling in the North Sea.  Truss, who has served as foreign minister for the past 12 months, will now be formally appointed as the next prime minister by Queen Elizabeth, likely on Tuesday afternoon. Truss is set to become the country's fourth leader, following Boris Johnson, in a politically turbulent…