Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party over the Labor Day weekend and will take office on Tuesday amid the UK’s worsening cost of living crisis. Decades ago, Truss attended Burnaby’s Parkcrest Elementary School while her father, a mathematician, worked at Simon Fraser University. The 47-year-old posted a class photo on her Instagram page on Canada Day 2018, writing: “30 years ago I spent a year in Canada that changed my perspective on life.” Truss received around 81,300 votes in the Conservative Party leadership race, beating former finance minister Rishi Sunak, who received around 6,400. Both candidates spoke admiringly of Margaret Thatcher and her free market approach to government. After her election, Truss promised to implement a “bold plan to cut taxes and grow the (UK) economy.” With files from the Associated Press
