As Britain's third prime minister in just over three years assumes her role, Liz Truss's mandate will be to tackle inflation. RELATED: 'Hasta la vista, baby': Boris Johnson resigns https://youtube.com/shorts/dNH_ZvUOQyU Britain will get its third prime minister in just over three years as the ruling Conservative Party announced Monday it had chosen Liz Truss to be its new leader after an internal party contest. Truss replaces Boris Johnson, a controversial maverick who defied many of Britain's political traditions. Johnson resigned in July after senior members of his government turned against him amid a series of scandals connected to breaking his own coronavirus lockdown rules and waning appetite for his brand of populist politics. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3cRCULx » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #borisjohnson #unitedkingdom #liztruss