PM Modi Congratulates Next British Prime Minister Liz Truss
Liz Truss has vowed a "bold plan" to address tax cuts and the energy crisis
New Delhi: Shortly after Liz Truss was announced as the UK's next prime
minister on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted a congratulatory
message to the Conservative party leader.
"Congratulations @trussliz for being chosen to be the next PM of the UK.
Confident that under your leadership, the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership will be further strengthened. Wish you the very best for your new
role and responsibilities," PM Modi posted on Twitter.
Congratulations @trussliz for being chosen to be the next PM of the UK. Confident that under your leadership, the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be further strengthened. Wish you the very best for your new role and responsibilities.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2022
The foreign secretary, 47, comfortably beat her rival, former finance minister
Rishi Sunak, by about 57 to 43 percent after a marathon summer-long contest
decided by just over 170,000 Conservative members - a tiny sliver of Britain's
electorate.
Ms Truss, in a short victory speech at the announcement in a central London
convention hall, said it was an "honour" to be elected after undergoing "one
of the longest job interviews in history".
She has vowed a "bold plan" to address tax cuts and the energy crisis.
Ms Truss will be only the UK's third woman prime minister following Theresa
May and Margaret Thatcher.
