In the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, Truss was elected leader of the party following Boris Johnson's resignation after a series of political scandals culminated in a government crisis. Truss became leader on 5 September 2022, and Prime Minister the following day. On 23 September, newly-appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng delivered a Ministerial Statement entitled "The Growth Plan" to the House of Commons.