Liz Truss will be appointed prime minister after winning the Conservative leadership election, firmly putting the controversial prospect of new grammar schools back on the agenda.
The foreign secretary won the backing of just over 57 per cent of voting Conservative members, beating former chancellor Rishi Sunak. She will replace Boris Johnson tomorrow after visiting the Queen at Balmoral Castle.
A former children’s minister, Truss pledged during the campaign to expand high-performing academies and replace those failing with new free schools and grammars.
