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Rishi Sunak says he is 'humbled' as he gives first speech ahead of becoming Prime Minister

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

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak gives 86-second first speech as PM-to-be then awkwardly sidles off stage

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

Daily Mirror

Stephen Fry sympathises with Wikipedia editors as UK gets third prime minister in three months

Star joked that those updating the entries about government crises must be ‘exhausted’

The Independent UK

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Our next prime minister: Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has been elected unopposed as leader of the Conservative Party and will be the UK’s next prime minister. Aged 42, he will also be the youngest to assume the office since the 2nd Earl of Liverpool in 1812. and the first from an ethnic minority since Benjamin Disraeli…

Evening Standard

How will Rishi Sunak tackle the crisis in the NHS and what are his health policies?

The former chancellor has made a number of proposals to tackle the backlog in hospital treatment

Evening Standard

West Dunbartonshire's MP calls for independence as Rishi Sunak to become new Prime Minister

Martin Docherty-Hughes has hit out at the Conservatives' fifth Prime Minister in six years, saying it highlights why Scotland needs to be an independent nation.

Daily Record

Three prime ministers inside seven weeks – how did that happen?

Here is a timeline of the recent political crises which engulfed the leadership of two prime ministers and ultimately led to their downfall.

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BBC News presenter Martine Croxall pulled off air after 'gleeful' Boris Johnson comment

The journalist is understood to have been rushed off air after allegedly breaching the British Broadcasting Corporation's strict impartiality rules - making a jibe at the former PM during Sunday night's edition of The Papers.

Chronicle Live

Former UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to replace Liz Truss as prime minister

Former UK Treasury secretary Rishi Sunak has won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and will become Britain’s next prime minister – the third this year.

Radio France Internationale

Incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak tells warring Tories to ‘unite or die’

The former chancellor becomes the new Tory leader after Penny Mordaunt failed to win the backing of MPs.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s cuts will be more brutal than austerity. Remember: they are a choice, not a necessity

Can voters forgive the gutting of services already at breaking point, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

What will Rishi Sunak’s first week as UK prime minister look like?

Former chancellor becomes prime minister just weeks after losing previous race for No 10

The Independent UK

UK gets fifth prime minister in just over six years

The turnover of prime ministers has speeded up in recent decades.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon congratulates Rishi Sunak on becoming first British Asian Prime Minister

Nicola Sturgeon has taken to Twitter today to congratulate Rishi Sunak on becoming the United Kingdom's "first British Asian Prime Minister" after Liz Truss stepped down from her role last week.

Glasgow Live

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Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire Conservative MPs congratulate Rishi Sunak as he is named next UK Prime Minister

He ended up as the only candidate in the Conservative leadership race

Manchester Evening News

When will Rishi Sunak become Prime Minister?

There is a constitutional process Rishi Sunak must go through before he officially becomes Prime Minister

The Independent UK

Where did Rishi Sunak go to school?

New PM attended prestigious Stroud School, Winchester College and Oxford

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak becomes being youngest UK Prime Minister in modern political history aged 42

The title of youngest ever Prime Minister belongs to William Pitt the Younger, who was just 24 in 1783

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Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak says he WON'T call early election after winning without a single vote

Rishi Sunak was named Britain's next Prime Minister without winning a single vote - and spoke to his MPs behind a heavy wooden door in a room journalists were booted out of 20 minutes earlier

The Independent UK

Sturgeon message to Sunak: Call an election and don’t impose more austerity

The First Minister said she would try to foster a good working relationship with Rishi Sunak.

The Guardian - UK

Only way is up for Rishi Sunak after disaster of Liz Truss

Incoming PM can take a cautious approach with the Tories’ reputation at rock bottom, but he cannot afford mistakes

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to be prime minister after Penny Mordaunt fails to win MPs’ backing

He will become the UK’s first Hindu PM after his rival failed to get the support of 100 colleagues.

Chronicle Live

Rishi Sunak to be next Prime Minister after Penny Mordaunt drops out of leadership race

The former Chancellor will enter Downing Street, just two months after losing the last Tory leadership contest

The Independent UK

Tories turning UK into ‘sick man of Europe,’ says top party donor OLD

Economy ‘doomed’ because of Brexit, says Guy Hands

Daily Record

SNP demands General Election as Rishi Sunak to be next Prime Minister

Ian Blackford said the Conservatives had "no mandate" from the public to change prime ministers for a second time this year.

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