Liz Truss profile: Can a not ‘very diplomatic’ prime ministerial hopeful get Brexit done?
Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister is increasingly being touted as the prime contender to succeed him at 10 Downing Street
In brief
Name: Liz Truss
Age: 46
Appearance: professionally dressed with her own personal Union Jack strategically placed behind her
Newsworthiness: the longest serving member of the current Tory government has been handed the Brexit brief, but has her eyes on the top office just as Boris Johnson falters
In depth:
Speaking to the BBC in 2018, Liz Truss didn’t exactly sound like she was eagerly cutting a path to the Foreign Secretary’s office, which ...