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New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm

FILE - Shoppers pass a graffitied cash machine in Oxford Street in London, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - People walk past the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) FILE - An electricity pylon is seen in Lydd, southern England, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) FILE - A driver looks at the petrol pump at a petrol station in London, Thursday, June 9, 2022. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) FILE - New British Prime Minister Liz Truss makes an address outside Downing Street in London Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 after returning from Balmoral in Scotland where she was formally appointed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has pledged to rebuild the economy, but she faces a daunting job. Truss inherits an ailing economy on the brink of a potentially long recession, with record inflation and millions crying out for government help to cope with energy bills. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss inherits an economic storm