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Liz Truss has been announced as The UK's next Prime Minister .

Boris Johnson will step down on Tuesday and Ms Truss will become The third British female PM.

The Prime Minister leads The government and is appointed by The Queen . Normally, he or she is also leader of The Party which wins a general election.

As Mr Johnson resigned outside of an election, The new PM was chosen by Conservative Party members rather than UK voters.

Ultimately, The Prime Minister is responsible for all government policy and decisions.

It's also their job to choose members of The government, known as ministers.

The Most senior figures are called cabinet ministers and they oversee government departments - Such as The Treasury and The Home Office .

The Prime Minister can, at any time, hire and fire ministers. They can also abolish government departments or create Brand New ones.

Alongside The chancellor, The Prime Minister is in charge of tax-and-spending policy.

The Prime Minister and their ministers can also bring in new laws - as long as they receive The backing of Parliament.

The Prime Minister has overall control of The Civil Service - The People and departments that carry out government's decisions.

They also make decisions about The UK's defence and security.

For example, they have The Power to send The UK's armed forces into action. However, recent convention says Parliament should also approve Such a move, where this is possible.

A Number of special responsibilities also rest on The Prime Minister 's shoulders, Such as deciding whether to Shoot Down a hijacked or unidentified aircraft.

They can also authorise.

Honours, Such as knighthoods and damehoods, are put forward by The PM. They can also recommend peerages - where someone becomes a member of The House of Lords.

The Prime Minister usually has. These meetings are completely private and there is no official record of what is said.

The Prime Minister is entitled to a salary of £164,080: £84,144 for being an MP, plus a further £79,936 for being PM.

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The Prime Minister traditionally lives and works in 10 Downing Street - which has been The Office of The Prime Minister since 1735.

However, recent Prime Ministers - including Mr Johnson - have chosen to reside in Number 11 as it has a larger living area.

In addition, The Prime Minister has an official country residence, Chequers in Buckinghamshire.

Despite their powers, Prime Ministers can't just take any decision they like.

They need to retain The confidence of most MPs. That's because laws can only be passed if a majority of MPs vote them through.

If a government repeatedly loses votes, If a Prime Minister loses Such a vote, they face The prospect of a general election.

If The Prime Minister 's party loses a general election and can no longer command The confidence of The Commons they must resign in order to allow The leader of The winning party to take over.

When a Prime Minister resigns, there isn't automatically a general election.

When Theresa May took over from David Cameron In July 2016, for example, she decided not to call an immediate election. Boris Johnson became PM In July 2019, but didn't call an election Until December .

If Ms Truss chooses not to call an early election, The Next one will have to be held by January 2025.

When Mr Johnson announced he would resign, it triggered a leadership contest among The Party 's 357 MPs.

Eight Conservative MPs were nominated. But a series of secret votes by Conservative MPs whittled that number down to Two - Liz Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak .

The Members - which consisted of 172,437 eligible voters - choose Ms Truss. The result was announced on 6 September and Ms Truss won 81,326 votes compared with 60,399 for Mr Sunak.

Source of news: bbc.com