It said that the new British chief negotiator is considered a supporter of Iron Lady and a possible successor to the struggling Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Since her Christmas message a week ago, the world has known that Liz Truss believes there are bigger things for her: with festive lights, an old globe and the Union Jack in the background, the British Foreign Minister wishes her supporters a Merry Christmas. The Queen usually addresses the British people in this form at Christmas. The 46-year-old conservative doesn't want to take the throne, but she has her eye on No 10 Downing Street.
The local host and prime minister Boris Johnson is badly damaged after a number of crises and there is speculation about his successor in Great Britain. The Foreign Secretary is very popular within the Conservative party, having ranked first in satisfaction ratings in a Conservative Home poll of party members. The top-ranking puts her ahead of defence secretary Ben Wallace, Lord Frost, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Tradeblatt said that Truss, popular with the Tories, was one of the favourites along with Chancellor Rishi Sunak and already wanted to inherit Theresa May, who was pushed out of office two years ago by the Brexit supporters of her party. READ MORE: Truss backed to surpass his predecessor in the bitter EU talks.
The Foreign Minister is already revered by her supporters as the new Margaret Thatcher. However, it described her new brief as a mission impossible: Johnson, who was appointed Foreign Minister only three months ago, has sent his secret challenger on a Mission Impossible Truss to try to bring the deadlocked negotiations from the recently resigned Brexit representative David Frost with the European Union on the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol to a successful conclusion in addition to her Foreign Office duties. Lord Frost had been locked in negotiations with his counterpart in Brussels, Maros Sefcovic since October, in an attempt to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol. The UK weather forecast: FIVE days of snow to hit in bone-chilling Xmas REPORT Boris Johnson's chances of being replaced next year EXPLODE INSIGHT Boris warned trade deals OFF as Tory credibility in pieces REVEAL But taking over the role, Ms Truss has said she plans to pick up the pace in the New Year. In a statement, the Minister said: "We want a constructive relationship with the EU, underpinned by trade and our shared belief in freedom and democracy. Resolving the current issues is critical to unleashing that potential. The position of the UK has not changed. We need goods to flow freely between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the role of the ECJ as the final arbiter of disputes between us, and resolve other issues.