<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Liz Truss has won the Conservative Party leadership race, according to BBC.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tomorrow she will become prime minister when she visits the Queen in Balmoral for an invitation to form her UK government.</div><div><br></div><div>Summary</div><div>► Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest</div><div>► Speaking now at a conference centre in Westminster, she thanks Sunak for a "hard-fought campaign"</div><div>► You can watch live BBC News coverage now by clicking at the top of the page</div><div>► Truss will become prime minister on Tuesday after travelling to meet the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland</div><div>► The current foreign secretary will come under immediate pressure to announce a plan to tackle soaring energy costs</div><div>► She is understood to be considering a freeze on energy bills</div><div>► Her team are looking at "lots of measures", a source tells the BBC, with an announcement potentially scheduled for Thursday</div><div>► Labour argues people are "desperate" for help and need to know specifics</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>