Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary who hopes to become prime minister?

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss officially launched her attempt to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party by pledging to put the economy on an "upward trajectory" by the next general election in 2024.

< p>"We need to get to the level of the British publicly that our economy will not get back on track overnight," she said, with commendable candor, at her campaign launch.

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"Times are going to be tough, but I know I can put us on an upward trajectory by 2024."

Positioning herself as an economic libertarian, she outlined plans to cancel er ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak's increases in corporation tax and National Insurance, pledged to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP by the end of the decade and endorsed Home Secretary Priti Patel's widely hated deportation scheme for asylum seekers. loyal person,” a clear sting at Mr Sunak, whose decision to step down alongside Health Secretary Sajid Javid on July 5 sparked the deluge of resignations that ultimately led to his downfall.

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