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Liz Truss: who is the UK's new prime minister and why has she replaced Boris Johnson?

The United Kingdom’s next prime minister will be Liz Truss. After a two-month contest, Conservative Party members have chosen her as their new leader. All that remains is for Truss to travel to Balmoral in Scotland where she will be formally invited by the Queen to form a government.

The Conversation

Who is Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister?

The United Kingdom now has its third ever female prime minister. Liz Truss was elected as leader by grassroots members of the Conservatives to lead the party – and hence the nation – on a platform that positioned her as the continuity candidate from Boris Johnson.

The Conversation

The UK leadership race and the future of cross-Channel relations

The UK Conservative party will announce on Monday who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Either Liz Truss will become Britain's third female PM if she wins the Conservative leadership election, or rival Rishi Sunak will be the first non-white incumbent in Downing Street. So how does this play…

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What time is the Tory leadership result announced as Liz Truss set to win contest

The election to choose a new leader of the Conservatives was open to all party members who joined on or before June 3.

Daily Record

It’s time for Labour to show voters that it, not the Tories, can mend the economy

Keir Starmer must show that incompetence from a tired, divided party is costing Britain dearly and offer bold solutions

The Guardian - UK

Values of UK Black communities ‘more aligned with Tories than Labour’

Britain’s only Black police commissioner urges Conservatives to engage with African-Caribbean communities

The Guardian - UK

Fury over 'unequal' A-level results day as top grades drop at different rates across UK

Analysis shows that the fall in grades has been steepest in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber and the East Midlands - compared to the South East and London

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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak set out stalls on Northern Ireland ahead of Tory leadership hustings

The two candidates to succeed Boris Johnson will make their pitches to Conservative members at a "sold-out" event near Belfast

Belfast Live

It’s time we woke up to Liz Truss’s crass delusions

Letters: The Tory leadership candidate should focus on real-life existential threats rather than undermining civil servants, say Rupert Huxter and Amanda Power, while Vivienne Jackson condemns her interpretation of ‘Jewish’ values

The Guardian - UK

Labour lead falls as Tories make up lost ground, Westminster polling shows

THE latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll shows there is just a one percentage point difference between support for the Labour and Conservative…

The National (Scotland)

Wee Ginger Dug: Liz Truss puts another nail in the Union coffin

WE all thought that Boris Johnson was going to be the Conservatives' biggest asset to the Scottish independence campaign

The National (Scotland)

'FFS Nadine!': Tories round on Culture Secretary after 'puerile' attack on Sunak

NADINE Dorries has attracted criticism from across the political spectrum after a “nasty, silly, trivial” attack on Rishi Sunak.

The National (Scotland)

Conservative members in Northern Ireland on what they think of final two leadership contenders

One NI Conservative member described the leadership battle between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as a "Hobson's choice"

Belfast Live

Analysis-Race for Downing Street drives tax policy split into UK Conservatives

Differences over how to revive Britain's slow-growth, high-inflation economy could hardly be starker within the ruling Conservative Party as the two remaining contenders to become its new leader, and thereby prime minister, clash over tax.

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The Independent UK

Sunak’s meteoric rise could take him all the way to No 10

The former chancellor topped the final vote of Tory MPs and now seeks the support of Conservatives around the country.

The Independent UK

Where’s Boris? Johnson takes back seat as Conservatives feud

The contenders to replace Boris Johnson are scrambling to distance themselves from the scandal-tainted politician who remains Britain’s prime minister for a few more weeks

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak woos Brexit supporters with vow to fast-track ripping up of EU rules

New polling finds former chancellor is the overwhelming choice of voters in seats Conservatives must retain to keep a grip on power

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership hopeful blasts 'scandal' hit party as race for No10 hots up

MP Tom Tugendhat delivered a stark judgement on the state of the Conservatives as candidates position for the battle for Downing Street

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Reuters

Eight candidates make cut in race to succeed UK PM Johnson

Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough nominations from their colleagues to go through to the first round of voting on Wednesday.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Tory Party is over – now for the hangover

The sorry state of the British Conservatives is a cautionary tale of what can happen when politics is driven by marketing, and when economic analysis is a nice-to-have, says Oliver Hartwich

The Independent UK

Contenders vying to succeed Johnson as next UK leader

A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister

ABC News

In his own electorate, pub-goers come to terms with it finally being Boris Johnson's 'time to go'

Boris Johnson was seen by many as a charismatic alternative to the establishment figures of Tory past and a personality who delivered the Conservatives a majority and a mandate. But even among his home crowd, personality could only get him so far.

The Independent UK

Dominic Raab would be caretaker prime minister in ‘ideal world’, Tories’ 1922 committee treasurer says

Tory MP Caroline Nokes also calls for leadership contest to conclude in ‘weeks, rather than months’

ABC News

Boris Johnson was the man who delivered England Brexit. But his legacy will be defined by a series of scandals

He was the charismatic rogue who delivered the Conservatives their biggest majority since 1987. But now Boris Johnson's legacy will be defined by a series of political scandals that ultimately brought him undone.

The Independent UK

Brexit: Keir Starmer insists he is not ‘advocating status quo’ as he rules out return to single market

Jacob Rees-Mogg acccuses Labour leader of a ‘half-cock’ attempt at copying the Conservatives’ plans

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