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Queen’s death upends the debut of new UK leader Liz Truss

FILE - British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a statement regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II outside Downing Street in London, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office less than two weeks ago, impatient to set her stamp on government. The death of Queen Elizabeth II ripped up Truss’s carefully laid plans for the first weeks of her term, putting everyday politics in the U.K. on hold as the country was plunged into official and emotional mourning. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File) FILE - New British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes an address outside Downing Street after returning from Balmoral in Scotland where she was formally appointed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office less than two weeks ago, impatient to set her stamp on government. The death of Queen Elizabeth II ripped up Truss’s carefully laid plans for the first weeks of her term, putting everyday politics in the U.K. on hold as the country was plunged into official and emotional mourning.. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a memorial service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2022. British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office less than two weeks ago, impatient to set her stamp on government. The death of Queen Elizabeth II ripped up Truss’s carefully laid plans for the first weeks of her term, putting everyday politics in the U.K. on hold as the country was plunged into official and emotional mourning. (Liam McBurney/Pool via AP, File)