Liz Truss is off to a rocky start as UK prime minister

The World

Normally, a new British prime minister would have a honeymoon period at 10 Downing Street. But not Liz Truss. She’s off to a brutally rocky start, facing opposition from even her own party members. Reporter Russell Newlove in London speaks with The World’s host Carol Hills.

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