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What next after US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy removed?

Former House Speaker Republican Kevin McCarthy leaves the floor after being removed from his role in Washington, DC on October 3, 2023 [J. Scott Applewhite/AP]

The United States House of Representatives has removed its speaker, a Republican, for the first time in the body’s 234-year history.

Democrats sided with right-wing Republicans on Tuesday to vote out the Republican’s Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, an unprecedent move in US political history which comes amid a bitter divide inside the Republican party.

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