London, Europe Brief News- Britain finally learns who its next prime minister will be on Monday after two months of political uncertainty during which energy prices skyrocketed and tens of thousands of workers went on strike.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is expected to beat Rishi Sunak and be announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party – and next PM – at lunchtime
We’ll hear who Tory members have chosen just after 12:30 BST, with the winner set to make a speech afterwards
The new Tory leader will come under immediate pressure to announce a plan to tackle soaring energy costs
Truss, the frontrunner, is understood to be considering a freeze on energy bills
Her team are looking at “lots of measures”, a source tells the BBC, with an announcement potentially scheduled for Thursday
Labour argues people are “desperate” for help and need to know specifics
The winner becomes prime minister on Tuesday when they will travel to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland
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