she is starting early this morning with a cabinet meeting at 9am so expect those new ministers in their newjobs expect those new ministers in their new jobs to expect those new ministers in their newjobs to turn up here at number 10, tie sting in the next hour or so. nick eardley is here to watch them, count them in. they have a huge challenge. them, count them in. they have a huge challenge. don t they ust. liz truss has huge challenge. don t they ust. liz rruss has set i huge challenge. don t they ust. liz truss has set herself h huge challenge. don t they ust. liz truss has set herself three huge challenge. don t theyjust. liz truss has set herself three key - truss has set herself three key targets in herjob. she talked about them just over that when she arrived here yesterday. to grow the economy, not easy. to deal with the energy crisis, help us with our bills, a proper plan for that will come tomorrow but she will tell the cabinet this afternoon. sorry, this morning. it h
energy plan, he will speak to the bank of england governor about the economic crisis the country is facing. he is talking to top people from the city of london about what the government will do with power. and then we have prime minister s questions at noon today. i think that ll a different feel as we have got used to the flamboyant sea almost up borisjohnson. we saw it here around this time yesterday. i think it will be different for liz truss, she is more businesslike, she is maybe not as much of a political the article performer as boris johnson was. it will be interesting to see how she performs there. it will be interesting to see how keir starmer approaches it, as well, because he has been comforted with borisjohnson, no love lost between them. i wonder how he will see the challenge of taking on liz truss quite let s talk about that stuff at the moment, thank you very much indeed. prime minister s questions, liz truss versus keir starmer at noon today in the house of commons. it
obviously values loyalty and close allies over anything else at the moment because she wants people she can trust to get her through the difficult days ahead. if she doesn t get through these days, she might never recover. the get through these days, she might never recover. never recover. the first test is appointing never recover. the first test is appointing the never recover. the first test is appointing the cabinet - never recover. the first test is appointing the cabinet and - never recover. the first test is | appointing the cabinet and she never recover. the first test is - appointing the cabinet and she will be pleased that so far there are no missteps and problems. be pleased that so far there are no missteps and problems. that s right but we might missteps and problems. that s right but we might see missteps and problems. that s right but we might see some missteps and problems. that s right but we might see some of missteps and problems. that s right but we mig
full plan probably tomorrow. and also to future proof the uk in case there are other situations in the future where the energy supply is a problem. and then the third thing, which wasn t talked about all that much during the leadership campaign but she has made an early priority, was the nhs, and getting that back on track, trying to fix some of the problems with gp services and to that end she has put one of her closest political allies in the job of health secretary, therese coffey, who is also deputy prime minister. we will get ourfirst who is also deputy prime minister. we will get our first interview with her on the programme this morning. that will be interesting to understand more about that. you mention therese coffey, but what about the other point was last night, the people who will be coming here this morning and starting as a fresh government? what can we tell about liz truss priorities from those people around her? there were not a ureat those people around her? there wer
it s going to be tough. i will get britain working again. i have a bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform. i will cut taxes to reward hard work, and boost business led growth and investment. we shouldn t be daunted by the challenges we face. as strong as the storm may be, i know that the british people are stronger. our country was built by people who get things done. we have huge reserves of talent, of energy, and determination. i am confident that together we can ride out the storm. the handover of power took place in the highlands. liz truss met the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire. after accepting borisjohnson s resignation, the queen appointed the 15th prime minister of her reign the country s fourth conservative leader in just six years.