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World Service,05 Sep 2022,26 mins

Liz Truss: A PM in which UK businesses can put their trust?

World Business Report

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Liz Truss is to become the UK's new Prime Minister, after winning a vote of Conservative party members. She beat rival Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor under Boris Johnson and has promised to take immediate action on energy bills for households and businesses. We get reaction from UK businesses to her appointment. With global energy prices rising, the OPEC plus group of oil-producing nations has been meeting to discuss the issue. We get analysis from Jorge Leon of consultancy firm Rystad Energy. Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined the social media company, Instagram, more than $400 million over the way it has handled children's personal data. Adrian Weckler, tech editor at the Irish and Sunday Independent, gives us the background and explains the implications of the penalty. (Image: Liz Truss, Britain's Foreign Secretary is announced as the next Prime Minister at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre ahead of Prime Minister announcement on September 5, 2022 in London, England. Credit: Getty Images)

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