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How will the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over Partygate work?

Mr Johnson is thought to be privately urging MPs to back him in the leadership race

The Independent UK

Who could replace Liz Truss? These are the top contenders to be the third British PM in seven weeks

The UK Conservatives are looking for their fifth prime minister in six years. After the brutal downfall of Liz Truss, it's hard to fathom why anyone would want the job, but these are the frontrunners.

ABC News

Mordaunt enters Tory race as Johnson eyes comeback as PM

London (AFP) - Britain's divisive former leader Boris Johnson on Friday received heavyweight Conservative backing to stage a sensational comeback following the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss.

AFP

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Johnson flies back to UK as Sunak’s backers claim he has passed threshold of 100 MPs

Former PM’s allies say he will easily gain enough support to get on ballot, while critics warn of potential defections

The Guardian - UK

British Minister Penny Mordaunt Announces Bid to Be Next UK PM

British minister Penny Mordaunt on Friday launched her bid to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, becoming the first Conservative lawmaker to formally announce they are running. Mordaunt, 49, has navigated the tenures of the four prime ministers she has served under, keeping her distance from Boris Johnson's scandal-ridden time…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mordaunt enters Tory race as Johnson eyes comeback for PM

AFP

Penny Mordaunt officially enters race to be Prime Minister

Leader of the House of Commons is the first to declare

Liverpool Echo

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Penny Mordaunt to stand for Conservative leadership

Leader of House of Commons and former defence secretary announces candidacy

The Guardian - UK

General election - who decides to call a vote and when the next one is set to happen

The decision to call an election is up to the PM who succeeds Liz Truss.

Daily Record

Here are the candidates for the next U.K. leader. Yes, Boris Johnson is one of them

Following the resignation of Liz Truss as Britain's fourth prime minister in a little over six years, her Conservative Party — in power since 2010 — is racing to select a replacement.

WEKU

Why did Liz Truss resign and who will replace her as UK prime minister? Latest news

Events in the House of Commons on October 19 made it clear that the prime minister had lost control

Irish Mirror

Chester MP Chris Matheson resigns after sexual misconduct allegations

Mr Matheson has announced he will step down after a Parliamentary watchdog recommended he be suspended from the House of Commons for four weeks

Liverpool Echo

Labour MP Chris Matheson resigns over ‘unwanted sexual advances’

Move will trigger byelection in Chester after panel finds he breached Commons’ sexual misconduct policy

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP Christian Matheson resigns after report finds evidence of sexual misconduct

A Labour MP has resigned after Westminster’s sleaze watchdog recommended he should be suspended for “serious sexual misconduct”.

Evening Standard

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Al Jazeera

How will the race for the UK’s next prime minister unfold?

The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation.

The Conversation

Liz Truss resigns: so why isn't the UK having an election?

Liz Truss resigned as the Conservative party leader just 45 days after being elected to that position. She was forced out by her backbenchers because of a disastrously misjudged mini-budget, concerns about her competency and a catastrophic collapse in the Conservatives’ poll ratings. She is now destined to become the…

Manchester Evening News

Political pantomime while we're suffering - stories of real people struggling as government in mayhem

"I think they need to stop and help out the people who are struggling more"

Manchester Evening News

A day of chaos: Liz Truss bows out after just 44 days in office with Boris Johnson planning remarkable return to No 10

Thursday marked a day of political turmoil at Number 10 that stands unparalleled in recent history

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Al Jazeera

Liz Truss gone: Who will become the UK’s new prime minister?

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

Chronicle Live

Q&A: MPs call for general election after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns - but can there be one?

Liz Truss will become the shortest ever serving PM in the history of UK politics

Manchester Evening News

Who could stand to be the next Conservative Party leader - and Prime Minister?

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman could all be in the running

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.

The Conversation

Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM's resignation?

Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation.

Chicago Sun-Times

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after tumultuous 6-week term

Truss, who said she will remain in office for a few more days, has been prime minister for just 45 days.

AFP

PM Truss quits as UK's Tories in chaos

London (AFP) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday dramatically announced her resignation just six weeks after taking office.

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