Rishi Sunak closes in on No 10 as Penny Mordaunt races to get 100 backers before deadline
‘Bojo: It’s a no’: what the papers say as Johnson pulls out and Sunak surges ahead
Liz Truss
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Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister
Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in office.
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Truss meeting senior Tory figures as more MPs call for her to quit
No 10 says Liz Truss will stay as PM beyond 31 October despite Tory MPs calling for her to go and her meeting with Sir Graham Brady
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As UK's Truss fights for her job, new finance minister warns of tough decisions
The new chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told the BBC "difficult decisions" lie ahead, warning that some taxes will go up
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Truss allies get top jobs as new cabinet announced
New PM also pledges to urgently tackle energy crisis with plans to freeze bills at about £2,500 a year expected within days
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Liz Truss next UK Primer Minister
Liz Truss beats Rishi Sunak to become next UK prime minister
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UK PM favourite Truss promises immediate action on energy
Liz Truss has promised to announce a plan to deal with soaring energy costs within a week if she becomes prime minister on Tuesday.
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Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate
Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, whose decision to quit the Treasury last week helped trigger a cascade of ministerial resignations that brought down Johnson, remains the favourite among his 358 Conservative parliamentary colleagues.
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