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Special Report UK News 6th September 2022

Liz Truss Becomes

Prime Minister
What is a prime minister?

• The prime minister is in charge of the

government. They are responsible for making
decisions on things, such as how the government
spends money. They can also suggest new laws
which are voted on in parliament.

• They are usually the leader of the largest party

in parliament.

Liz Truss has been voted in as the next leader of

the Conservative Party and prime minister of
the United Kingdom.
Conservative MPs were allowed to vote for
who they wanted to be prime minister. After
several rounds of voting, they narrowed the Liz Truss Official Portrait licensed under United Kingdom
decision down to two people: Liz Truss and Open Government Licence v3.0.
Rishi Sunak.
Conservative members were then allowed to elected MP for South West Norfolk which she still
vote for who they preferred. The members are represents today.
made up of thousands of everyday people who Now that she has become prime minister,
support the Party and have paid to join. Liz Truss will take up residence at 10 Downing
After weeks of campaigning from both Street. From there, she will select her cabinet
candidates, members voted for Liz Truss. to work on what they think are the biggest
Not only is she now the leader of the priorities for the country.
Conservative Party, she has also become the next
prime minister. This is because the Conservative
Party is the largest party in parliament with Glossary
357 MPs out of a total of 650. The next-largest
MPs Member of parliament. Elected
party is the Labour Party with 200 MPs.
into power, they can vote on laws
Liz Truss was born in Oxford in 1975 but
made in parliament.
grew up in Paisley and Leeds. She attended
Oxford University where she studied politics, elected To be voted into power.
philosophy and economics. Having previously
been a member of the Liberal Democrats, she cabinet A group of MPs who are in charge
later joined the Conservatives. of the government.
After finishing university, Liz Truss worked as
priorities The most important things.
an accountant for many years. In 2010, she was

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 Questions
1. Where was Liz Truss born?


2. In the sentence Liz Truss will take up residence at 10 Downing Street, what is meant by
the word ‘residence’?





3. Tick each statement to show whether it is true or false.

True False
Liz Truss studied at Oxford University.
Liss Truss is the leader of the Conservative Party.
Liss Truss has been an MP since 2006.
Liss Truss will now live at Buckingham Palace.

4. Why do you think the Conservative Party members get to choose who the next prime
minister is?





5. Who did Liz Truss beat to become prime minister?





6. Summarise the key information in the article in 15 words or fewer.





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 Answers
1. Where was Liz Truss born?
Oxford

2. In the sentence Liz Truss will take up residence at 10 Downing Street, what is meant by
the word ‘residence’?
Accept any reasonable answer which suggests that it means to make a home
somewhere, e.g. It means that they will now live there.

3. Tick each statement to show whether it is true or false.

True False
Liz Truss studied at Oxford University. 
Liss Truss is the leader of the Conservative Party. 
Liss Truss has been an MP since 2006. 
Liss Truss will now live at Buckingham Palace. 

4. Why do you think the Conservative Party members get to choose who the next prime
minister is?
Accept any reasonable answer which suggests that the party is the largest in
parliament so they get to choose their leader who will become the next prime minister.

5. Who did Liz Truss beat to become prime minister?

Rishi Sunak

6. Summarise the key information in the article in 15 words or fewer.

Accept any reasonable answer which summarises the key information in 15 words or
fewer, e.g. Liz Truss has become the new prime minister of the United Kingdom.

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