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Rachelle Abbott

The Leader podcast: Liz Truss gets back to business

Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks to journalists at the Empire State Building in New York (Toby Melville/PA)

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Now the official period of mourning has ended, our new Prime Minister Liz Truss gets back to work.

She’s got a packed week ahead of her; foreign trips, big announcements and a fiscal package to set into motion.

And, at a time when we’re experiencing soaring prices, crippling fuel costs and the prospect of recession - it can’t come quick enough.

But, where will she start and what are some of the first challenges she’ll face?

Robbie Smith, the Evening Standard's Comment Editor explains.

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