It's official - after a long summer of campaigning and speculation, Liz Truss will become the next Prime Minister.
She achieved an strong victory, taking 57pc of the vote to beat ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak to the top job. But the vote was only open to Conservative party members, meaning the majority of the electorate were not eligible to have their say.
And far away from Westminster, shoppers in Harpurhey this afternoon were more concerned about what comes next than who comes next.