. >> britain's new prime minter is an ambitious political comedian. >> we will deliver, we will deliver, we will deliver. >> during her acceptance speech, liz truss promises to cut taxes, grow the economy, and deliver a plan to tackle soaring energy costs. one of two candidates selected by tory lawmakers after boris johnson was pushed to resign following one too many scandals. >> i want to apologize. >> truss was ultimately chosen by less than 1% of electorate. a sliver of the conservative base, older, whiter, and more right wing than the average voter. she promised a hard line on immigration and tax cuts to a party drifting further to the right, channeling their hero margaret thatcher, even dressing like her. boris johnson tweeted his support, calling her victory decisive, but with just 57% of the votes, truss' first challenge will be to unite her party. let alone the country. like half of britain's prime ministers, she studied here at oxford university. but back then, she was a liberal democrat activist, in favor of legalizing cannabis and abolishing the monarchy. >> abolish them. we