LONDON -- U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss won a ruling Conservative Party ballot to become the country's next prime minister, likely leading to a ramping up of anti-China rhetoric that will solidify years of rising tensions.
Truss beat former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in a poll of party members by 81,326 to 60,399, according to results announced on Monday. The 47-year-old will officially assume the role on Tuesday, with her Conservatives trailing the opposition Labour Party in opinion surveys ahead of a general election due by January 2025.
