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EXPLAINER: Why Truss is off to Scotland to become UK leader

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) Newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss is greeted by Queen Elizabeth II's Equerry Lieutenant Colonel Tom White and her Private Secretary Sir Edward Young as she arrives at Balmoral for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she will be invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Andrew Milligan/Pool Photo via AP) FILE - British lawmaker Liz Truss speaks after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Liz Truss will become Britain's new Prime Minister after an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) FILE - Liz Truss, right, waves, and Rishi Sunak stands next to her on stage after a Conservative leadership election hustings at Wembley Arena in London, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Liz Truss will become Britain's new Prime Minister after an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss meets supporters as she arrives to attend a Conservative leadership election hustings at the NEC, Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Liz Truss will become Britain's new Prime Minister after an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File) FILE - Prime Minister Boris Johnson enters 10 Downing Street, after his reading a resignation statement in London, July 7, 2022. Liz Truss will become Britain's new Prime Minister after an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, file) FILE - Liz Truss arrives at Conservative Central Office in Westminster after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest in London, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Liz Truss will become Britain's new Prime Minister after an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in Westminster, before the announcement of the result of the Conservative Party leadership contest at the Queen Elizabeth II centre, in London, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Liz Truss will become Britain's new Prime Minister after an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)