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Daily Mirror
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Politics
Lizzy Buchan & Dan Bloom

Rishi Sunak gives 86-second first speech as PM-to-be then awkwardly sidles off stage

Rishi Sunak has vowed to provide "stability and unity" after weeks of Tory-inflicted chaos in an 86-second speech.

The new Conservative leader said he was "humbled and honoured" to get the backing of Tory MPs, who handed him the keys to No10.

In a televised address, he paid tribute to his crisis-hit predecessor Liz Truss, and described her 7-week stint in Downing Street as leading with "dignity and grace through a time of great change".

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