Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now been succeeded by Liz Truss following her victory in the Conservative leadership contest against former chancellor Rishi Sunak.
1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady told attendees at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre that Ms Truss had won the race by 57% to 43%, after a ballot of 172,437 Conservative members.
Mr Johnson resigned as prime minister on July 7, 2022, following numerous scandals and after key cabinet members resigned from their posts as they lost faith in their leader.
