“In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we've just got all-or-nothing. We need to give people another option from 16-18. Not everyone is going to want to become a rocket scientist but that doesn't mean that maths isn't extremely useful.”

British politician

Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. She was the shortest-serving prime minister in British history, stepping down on her fiftieth day in office amid a government crisis. Truss was the MP for South West Norfolk from 2010 to 2024. Before becoming prime minister, she held several Cabinet posts under David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, and most recently served as foreign secretary from 2021 to 2022.