liz truss is expected to start appointing her 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 which is going to be to make the world a better place for this generation, because as a mother, i m really worried, with the cost of income with everything. and coming up on the bbc news channel. rafa nadal is out of the us open after losing to american frances tiafoe in the spaniards first grand slam defeat this year. good afternoon from downing street. in the last half hour, liz truss has met the queen at balmoral and been formally appointed as the country s new prime minister. this afternoon she will address the nation fro
weather. liz truss s aircraft was delayed in landing because of fog at aberdeen which meant that she was some ten minutes late for her audience with the queen. but she got here at 12.20, she was invited to form a government, and she left after a0 minutes. and we ve now received the official announcement from royle communications, the queen received in audience with the right honourable elizabeth truss mp today and requested her to form a new administration. liz truss accepted her majesty s offer and kissed hands upon her appointment as prime minister and first lord of the treasury. that phrase kissed hands is a relic from history, there is no kissing, there is simply a handshake. but liz truss left here at one o clock, she is now on her way back to aberdeen and then of course a flight back to london, to no 10 downing street. hick course a flight back to london, to no 10 downing street. nick witchell, the re at a no 10 downing street. nick witchell, they re at a very no 10 downing st