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Tory chiefs have announced outgoing PM Liz Truss' replacement will again be selected by party members and not the public, many of whom are still reeling from the last 44 days

The journalist and author claimed the Conservative Party was "split irreparably" but dodged questions about her brother's future

It took only 44 days for Liz Truss to 'hit the ground'

'The British public should decide who runs the country'

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.

Liz Truss’s resignation as the leader of the Conservative party immediately triggers a contest to replace her as prime minister.

Despite their record brevity, Liz Truss's 44 days in office will long be remembered. The UK prime minister has now resigned after pressure that became too much. How did the Conservative Party elect a leader who so badly misread the mood and the markets with her failed bid for unfunded…

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

Truss, the shortest serving prime minister in British history, resigned following a controversial tax-cutting budget.