Who is the new British prime minister Liz Truss? 

Liz Truss will take over the reins from Boris Johnson as the third female prime minister in Britain's history.

Liz Truss is the next British prime minister (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

As the new British prime minister, Liz Truss will enter No 10 on Tuesday having won the backing of Tory party members by presenting herself as an avid-Brexiteer who is the free market-loving heir to Margaret Thatcher.

Winning the support of Conservative activists in the leadership vote a day earlier was the final move in an extraordinary series of political transformations throughout her life.