‘God save The King’: PM Truss says Queen was ‘the rock on which modern Britain was built’
Prime Minister Liz Truss has led tributes to the Queen following her death saying she was “the rock on which modern Britain was built”.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has led tributes to the Queen following her death saying she was “the rock on which modern Britain was built”.
Making an address outside Downing Street, Ms Truss, who has only been in Number 10 for 48 hours, said: “Britain is the great country it is today because of her.”
She added: “She was the very spirit of Britain, and that spirit will endure.”
Ms Truss said the death of the Queen was “a huge shock to the nation and the world” and “the passing of the second Elizabethan age”.
The PM ended her speech with “God save The King”.
