Unpopular leader Liz Truss is in charge of a troubled Britain

Liz Truss travels to a Scottish castle on Tuesday to visit Queen Elizabeth II and "kiss" the monarch's hand.

Thus, the current British Foreign Secretary will succeed David Cameron as prime minister of her nation.

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The queen will have presided over this customary process 15 times in her many years as monarch with Truss's selection.

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Despite concerns of her poor condition, it's still feasible that she may soon repeat the process.

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Less than 200,000 dues-paying Tory activists chose Truss as their leader in a leadership election for the Conservative Party, not in a general election.

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Her main opponent, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, enjoyed greater support from the Conservative MPs who were still in office.

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Truss will find it difficult to summon Johnson's unwavering optimism.

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which some would call crazy. Already, the clouds are gloomy over her upcoming premiership.

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