Liz trus, a leader in the conservative party, soon emerged as a front runner to replace johnson. She narrowly beat rishi sunak in the final vote and became uk's third female prime minister. But her rise to power came at a very tumultuous time. Take for instance, inflation. It's rampant. And there's energy prices. Energy bills in the yuke are expected to leap up by 80 % this winter. In fact, britons are already paying some of the highest electricity bills in europe. If this trend persists, they could soon leap frog check republic to the top. Also, the uk. Is expected to be the worst performing major economy