Truss is already being compared to the “Iron Lady” in the British press. Source: dpa/picture alliance, ddp
London She can no longer escape Margaret Thatcher’s shadow. Liz Truss herself has contributed to the fact that Great Britain’s next Prime Minister is repeatedly compared to the “Iron Lady”. And not just because she was photographed in a Thatcher pose in a British tank at the end of 2012.
No, things started much earlier: when her school class re-enacted the parliamentary elections of 1983, eight-year-old Truss ran as Margaret Thatcher – and received zero votes, as reported by the Scottish daily The Scotsman.
When Truss is appointed Prime Minister by the Queen on Tuesday and then moves into her official residence at 10 Downing Street, not only will she have the support of an overwhelming majority of her party members, but she will also have a strong majority of 71 seats in the House of Commons. The lower house has a total of 650 seats.
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