“We want a fully comprehensive trade deal that reflects our deep, ongoing relationship, the friendship between our two countries, the fact that Australians want to come and live and work in Britain, and Brits want to come and live and work in Australia.”

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.