Britain will get a brand new prime minister subsequent week, with both Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former finance minister Rishi Sunak being introduced on Monday as the following chief of the governing Conservative Party, and the following prime minister.
The following outlines the handover of energy between outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the winner.
The announcement
The outcomes of the Conservative Party management contest will likely be introduced at 12.30 pm (1130 GMT or 5 pm IST) on Monday Sept. 5.
How the handover takes place
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, in a break with custom, the appointment of the brand new prime minister will happen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the place Queen Elizabeth spends her summers, somewhat than at Buckingham Palace in London
The 96-year-old monarch has needed to reduce her public appearances this 12 months because of episodic mobility points, and won’t journey to London.
Johnson is first anticipated to make a press release exterior Downing Street early on Tuesday morning earlier than travelling to Scotland to tender his resignation to the queen, anticipated at round noon.
Either Truss or Sunak will then meet with the queen and be requested to kind a authorities.
Once the brand new prime minister has been appointed, the Court Circular, the official report of royal engagements, will report that “the prime minister kissed hands on appointment”.
Queen Elizabeth has had 14 prime ministers throughout her 70-year reign.
New authorities
Truss or Sunak will fly again to London to ship a speech exterior Downing Street, anticipated at round 4 pm (1500 GMT or 8.30 pm IST).
The new prime minister will then appoint a cabinet.
The new staff of ministers will meet early on Wednesday earlier than the prime minister arrives within the House of Commons chamber at midday (1100 GMT or 4.30 pm IST) for his or her first head-to-head Prime Minister’s Question Time with the chief of the opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer.
