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Liz Truss has defeated Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership contest and will take over the reins from Boris Johnson as the third female prime minister in the United Kingdom\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
Truss defeated Rishi<\/a> by 81,326 votes to 60,399 in a ballot of party members.<\/p>\n In her acceptance speech on Monday (5th September), Ms Truss paid tribute to the outgoing PM, saying: \u201cI also want to thank our outgoing leader, my friend, Boris Johnson. Boris, you got Brexit done. You crushed Jeremy Corbyn. You rolled out the vaccine, and you stood up to Vladimir Putin. You are admired from Kyiv to Carlisle.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cDuring this campaign, I campaigned as a Conservative and I will govern as a Conservative\u201d.<\/p>\n The British PM-in-waiting\u00a0also said she will deliver\u00a0a\u00a0plan\u00a0to lower taxes and boost economic growth.<\/p>\n The outgoing PM congratulated Ms Truss on her \u201cdecisive win\u201d, tweeting:\u00a0\u201cCongratulations to [Liz Truss] on her decisive win. I know she has the right plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, unite our party and continue the great work of uniting and levelling up our country. Now is the time for all Conservatives to get behind her 100 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n But what time is Mr Johnson\u2019s farewell speech as PM and when will his successor be announced? Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n Mr Johnson will deliver a final address as PM outside No 10 at 7.30am on Tuesday 6th September 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n NEW: Boris Johnson’s farewell speech outside No10 has been moved to 7:30am tomorrow – from its original time of 8:30am. Forecast bad weather means it will take longer than expected to get him to Balmoral to see the Queen.<\/p>\u2014 Tony Diver (@Tony_Diver) September 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>What time is Boris Johnson\u2019s farewell speech as PM?<\/strong><\/h2>\n