UK’s Liz Truss moving teen daughters, husband into Downing Street
- Liz Truss became the UK’s new prime minister this week after a Conservative Party ballot, replacing Boris Johnson
- Her two daughters will be the first teenagers to stay at Downing Street since the children of Tony Blair in 1997
The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss will move her family to 10 Downing Street, including two teenage daughters who will have to get used to living in one of the country’s most famous homes – or at least using it for sleepovers.
Frances and Liberty – believed to be 16 and 13 – will be the first teenagers to stay at the iconic address since the children of Labour leader Tony Blair in 1997.
The Times described the girls’ arrival as “a concept straight out of a sitcom: a teenager, at a time of peak sass, disregard and disrespect for one’s parents, growing up in Downing Street”.
But Truss, 47, has so far carefully protected her daughters from any publicity.
The few photos she has posted on Instagram show them from behind: walking in school uniform or scooting in a park.
Reporters have worked out their ages from pictures of birthday cakes.