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Liz Truss says Britain can ‘ride out the storm’ in first speech as PM

New prime minister sticks to guns on tax cuts despite fears they will fuel inflation

The Independent UK

Who is Liz Truss and why did the UK not hold a general election?

Britain’s new prime minister is fourth in six years, and takes over after resignation of Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss is now officially the U.K.'s prime minister after meeting with the queen

Truss became prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix the health care system.

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Stop tweeting @liztruss your congratulatory messages. That's not Britain's new PM

Many constituents and politicians have reached out to Britain's new prime minister on Twitter — or so they thought. Many actually tagged the account of Liz Trussell, who's been having fun with it.

WEKU

Liz Truss becomes British PM after audience with the Queen

Liz Truss on Tuesday officially became Britain's new prime minister, at an audience with head of state Queen Elizabeth II.

Radio France Internationale

Who is Liz Truss, Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister?

Former foreign secretary Liz Truss took over from Boris Johnson as UK prime minister on Tuesday after winning the Conservative leadership contest. A political shape-shifter, she has gone from being a radical who called for the abolition of the monarchy to a staunch economic liberal and Brexiteer.

Radio France Internationale

New British PM Truss brings tougher UK stance on China

One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister on Tuesday as Liz Truss, a self-styled defender of the post-war western world order, replaced Boris Johnson whose policy towards Beijing failed to harden fast enough for many in his party.

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What can we expect from Liz Truss on foreign policy?

The strong stance on Russia and China, along with promises of increased defence spending, may lead to a more forward international role for Britain on Truss’s watch, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Hurricane Danielle set to wreak havoc on UK with torrential rain and thunder

Following on from a record hot summer, Britain has been battered by torrential rain and storms over the last few days, with the wet conditions set to continue thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Danielle

Daily Mirror

Even Sweden’s PM has been tweeting the wrong Liz Truss

A woman named Liz Trussell has been sending witty replies to a flurry of tweets accidentially sent to her instead of Britain’s new prime minister Liz Truss.

Evening Standard

Cheers and boos: Harry and Meghan’s non-royal tour divides Britain

A YouGov UK poll taken after Meghan's podcasts and magazine cover, has revealed 65 per cent of Britons have no sympathy for the couple as they visit UK.

The New Daily

The Standard View: Liz Truss moves in and is ready to roll the dice on energy bills

As Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss enters Number 10 today, she has vowed to “deliver on the energy crisis” with a package that could exceed £100 billion. While the exact details are still to be revealed, it looks likely that Ms Truss will move to cap the cost of…

Evening Standard

Liz Truss: 10 of the new prime minister’s biggest gaffes and awkward moments

From Brexit U-turns to forgetting where she is, we bring you the moments Britain’s new leader would probably much rather forget

The Independent UK

UK's Queen Elizabeth accepts Boris Johnson's resignation as prime minister

Britain's Queen Elizabeth accepted Boris Johnson's resignation as prime minister on Tuesday during a meeting at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a Buckingham Palace statement said.

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Daily Mirror

Britain's oldest shopworker, 96, loves her job and has no plans to quit

Irene Astbury opened Pet Food Supplies Ltd in Macclesfield, Cheshire in March 1981 and she is still working there more than 40 years on

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Lavrov Calls Truss Uncompromising, Mocks Her Macron Comment

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticized Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss for not being willing to compromise and mocked her for saying she did not know if the French president was a friend or an enemy. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Lavrov said Truss' approach…

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov calls Truss uncompromising, mocks her Macron comment

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticised Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss for not being willing to compromise and mocked her for saying she did not know if the French president was a friend or an enemy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Booster Rocket or Roman Dictator? Boris Johnson Says Farewell, for Now

Comparing himself to a booster rocket that had fulfilled its mission, Boris Johnson said farewell to his Downing Street residence and office on Tuesday and described his future plans as a return to a quieter life. In what was a typically bombastic speech, Britain's outgoing prime minister pointedly took aim…

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Reuters

Truss to freeze household energy bills with subsidy: source and reports

Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss is planning to freeze household energy bills at broadly the current level this winter using government-backed loans to energy suppliers, according to a government source and reports.

The Independent UK

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Eddie Hearn ready to ‘sit down and make the fight’

Fury opened up the possibility of a ‘battle of Britain’ fight with a video on social media on Monday

Chronicle Live

It's 25 years since Britain - and the North East - stood still for Princess Diana's funeral

On Saturday, September 7, 1997 - a week after her death in a Paris car crash - Princess Diana was laid to rest in a huge televised state funeral as the world looked on

France 24

New PM: Boris Johnson 'will hang around and see it's all going to turn out'

A new Conservative prime minister has been picked in the UK, with Liz Truss gearing up to sift through the dispatch boxes and state papers. But her arrival at 10 Downing Street following Boris Johnson's resignation comes at a time of major strife in Britain, with a cost of living…

Daily Mirror

11 crisis issues in Liz Truss's bulging in-tray now she will be Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister inherits an economy that is juddering towards recession, a hike in energy bills and businesses on the brink of bankruptcy, writes Assistant Editor Jason Beattie

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meghan Addresses Youth Summit on UK Visit with Prince Harry

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has made her first speech in Britain since she and Prince Harry quit as working royals two years ago. Delivering a keynote speech to the One Young World summit on Monday, Meghan spoke of her self-doubt as “the girl from Suits” when she attended the…

Evening Standard

Don’t talk Britain into a worse economic situation, says banking boss

Britain should not talk itself into a "worse economic situation" than it is already facing, a leading banking boss insisted on Tuesday.

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