At the forefront of her offer is the promise of tax cuts. “Under my leadership, I would start cutting taxes from day one to take immediate action to help people cope with the cost of living,” he wrote. Truss held several Cabinet positions, including Secretary of State. She was also the lead negotiator with the European Union on the UK’s Brexit deal. In her article, Truss emphasizes her foreign policy expertise in addition to her domestic experience. “As secretary of state, I helped lead the international response to Putin’s war in Ukraine and delivered a tough sanctions package that led the world, inflicting real pain on Putin and the Kremlin,” he wrote. Truss is part of an increasingly crowded field vying to replace Johnson. Other candidates are Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, Transport Minister Grant Shapps, former chancellor Rishi Sunak, senior Conservative backbencher Tom Tugendhat, attorney general Suella Braverman, former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch, former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, former Health Secretary Sajid Javid. Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt. As CNN has previously reported, the leadership candidates will go through rounds of votes from conservative lawmakers until only two remain — at which point members of the Conservative Party nationally will vote. The winner will be the new party leader — and prime minister.
