Ms. Truss, who prevailed over Rishi Sunak, will be greeted by an array of vexing problems, including double-digit inflation, a looming recession, labor unrest and soaring household energy bills.
Tag: Great Britain
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Markets Slip as Britain Gets a New Prime Minister and Energy Worries Grow
Liz Truss, the Conservative Party’s choice, will face a falling British pound and myriad economic troubles.
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Jonathan Pie on Liz Truss, Britain’s Next Prime Minister
With Liz Truss as its next prime minister, Britain is about to get a second helping of the policies that created its current crisis.
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As U.K. Prime Minister, Truss Faces Hard Times and Johnson’s Ghost
Taking power during the worst economic crisis since the Thatcher era, she will need all her ideological dexterity — some call it opportunism — to succeed.
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Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa
Twenty years ago, a grass court emerged from the surrounding cornfields in Charles City. Its story is colored by exacting standards, profound loss and, ultimately, rebirth.