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Australia concerned about delays on UK trade deal, PM says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday said he was concerned about any potential delays to the free trade deal with Britain arising from the political instability happening there.

Reuters

Liz Truss 'a scapegoat' and UK's reputation 'trashed' - World reacts to political turmoil

The UK's political turmoil has been making headlines around the world

Wales Online

World’s media assess Liz Truss’s demise and UK political turmoil

The Washington Post’s editorial board has put forward a strategy for Britain to ‘right itself after Truss’.

The Independent UK

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Private rents in Britain hit record highs, with 20% rise in some areas

Demand has soared in past 12 months while total number of available properties fell by almost 10%

The Guardian - UK

Every Pride of Britain winner set to steal the hearts of the nation on emotional night

The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards honoured the UK's unsung heroes, with this year's ceremony being shown on ITV tonight at 8pm and are hosted by Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo

Daily Mirror

With another prime minister gone, what's next for an already diminished Britain?

LONDON — Double-digit inflation. A weakened British pound that's hovered at near-parity with the dollar. Soaring energy costs. The death of a revered monarch.

Los Angeles Times

UK’s Sunak ‘certain’ to seek PM job as Johnson loyalists tweet #bringbackboris

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister just six weeks into the job, triggering another a leadership contest – the second in just four months – for the UK's fractured and demoralised Conservative Party.

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Rishi Sunak to be UK prime minister: What you need to know

Rishi Sunak will become Britain's first prime minister of colour on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party.

Reuters

Sunak, Mordaunt, Johnson? Contenders who could replace Truss

Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party

The Independent UK

Britain hangs by a thread. Give the end to Boris Johnson and we’ll unravel

This must be the moment to root out the crackpots who have dominated the Tory party since Brexit, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

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Tory troubles: A brief timeline of UK political upheavals

It's a British cliché that a week is a long time in politics

The Independent UK

Britain’s Shortest-Serving Prime Ministers

Liz Truss resigned as prime minister on Thursday 44 days after starting the job, making her Britain's shortest-serving premier. Below are the country's other leaders who did not make it through their first year. George Canning - 118 days The Tory statesman's time in office was cut short by death,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain sanctions Iran over supply of drones to Russia

Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on three Iranian military figures and a defence manufacturer for supplying Russia with drones to attack civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Britain's political turmoil shatters its pragmatic image

When the United Kingdom walked out of the European Union two years ago, Brexit supporters believed that British pragmatism and common sense would not only see them through but would allow their country to flourish as it stood alone

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says Outgoing PM Truss Was a ‘Catastrophically Illiterate’ Disgrace

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying she was a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy". "Britain has never known such a disgrace of a prime minister," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a social…

Liverpool Echo

Liz Truss is shortest serving Prime Minister as others resigned, became ill or died

As Liz Truss claims top spot as Britain's shortest serving Prime Minister, we take a look at who else has held the job and how long they lasted.

The Independent UK

Starmer calls for general election ‘now’ and says Labour manifesto is ready

The Labour leader said Britons ‘deserve a proper say’ in the country’s future and that his party is ‘very prepared’.

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The Guardian - UK

Truss has discredited high-octane, free-market economics – perhaps for ever

Trussonomics, and Brexitism, have proven the dangers of trying to turn rightwing ideology into reality

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss Resigns after Six Weeks as UK Prime Minister

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic program that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party. The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in…

Daily Record

Liz Truss: What happened on every day of Prime Minister's 44 days in charge

The Prime Minister announced her resignation on Thursday afternoon during a short statement in Downing Street.

Reuters

Truss's demise ends the revival of Thatcher's libertarian economics

Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.

Daily Mirror

Piers Morgan says 'it's time' for him to run as Prime Minister after Liz Truss 'shambles'

Twitter users were divided earlier this afternoon, as former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan toyed with the idea of entering the world of politics following the Prime Minister's resignation

Wales Online

Welsh hotel that opened just months ago is named one of the best in Britain

"A hit of Spanish style in the heart of the Welsh capital"

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s history of U-turns as PM steps down after just 45 days in power

Britain’s short-lived PM was no stranger to about-turns even before she entered Downing Street

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