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    New PM, Old ‘Prescription’?

    Sep 15, 2022 4 minutes
    By Li Guanjie
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    On September 5, the UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss prevailed in a two-month race to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and the next day she was formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland as the UK’s new prime minister.

    Her victory came as no surprise. Truss proved a favorite in the polls ever since the last two candidates were confirmed and she maintained a large lead over her rival—former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak.

    A successor

    Judging from the policies they announced in the campaign, Truss and Sunak did not differ much in their governance philosophies, despite minor differences, as

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