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The Government had committed to signing a deal by the time Diwali took place on Monday.

When Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in the first Conservative Party leadership race of 2022, few were surprised. Many of the people given the chance to choose between the two candidates blamed Sunak for Boris Johnson’s downfall. They also preferred Truss’s “optimistic” economic policies to Sunak’s sombre assessment of…

The incoming Prime Minister paid tribute to Liz Truss after she was forced to resign following a disastrous six weeks in the job

Sunak spoke for just 86 seconds in a speech with an awkward silence.

The markets has had a tumultuous day today following the appointment of Rishi Sunak

The former chancellor was beaten in this summer's Tory leadership race by Liz Truss but won the second contest of the year unopposed. 

As the incoming UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak has the immediate advantage of perceived success in his two years as chancellor.

He said he would serve with 'integrity' and 'humility'

Rishi Sunak was handed the Conservative crown without a full contest after his rival Penny Mordaunt failed to get the 100 MP backers needed to proceed