But the end was not saved. The election process that started with the resignation of Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson, ended today.
Following the announcement of Johnson's resignation on 7 July, following pressure to resign, eight Conservative Party ministers and MPs put forward their candidacies to replace Johnson. Foreign Minister Liz Truss, one of two candidates who made it to the finals in the selection process from July, was announced today as party leader and prime minister, defeating former finance minister Rishi Sunak in the final vote on September 2.
Truss became Britain's third female Prime Minister. Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's 1922 committee, announced the election results. Brady announced that Liz Truss had received a total of 81,326 votes, while Sunak received 60,388 votes. In his speech shortly after announcing the party's new leader, Truss said it was an "honour" to be elected leader of the Conservative Party.
"Thank you for trusting me to lead our great Conservative Party. I know there is a reason people voted for us in 2019. As your party leader, I want to deliver what I promised to the voters of our country," Truss said.
