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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Liam Thorp

Boris Johnson expected to stand to be Prime Minister again

Boris Johnson is expected to run to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom again after the resignation of Liz Truss.

Ms Truss announced she would be resigning today after a disastrous six weeks in charge. Having lost the confidence of her party, the departing Prime Minister said she could not deliver on the mandate she was elected on in early September and had notified the King that she would be resigning.

After talking with backbench chairman Sir Graham Brady, it was agreed that a new leader would take over after a new leadership election lasting around a week. Mr Brady confirmed that party members will be involved in choosing the new leader.

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