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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Swift rise to PM, but some doubt Rishi Sunak can win UK elections

Elected for the first time to parliament in 2015, Rishi Sunak became Britain's youngest prime minister in more than 200 years on Monday, tasked with steering the country through an economic crisis and mounting anger among some voters.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak to become Britain's new prime minister after Penny Mordaunt concedes

Former chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak will become Britain's third prime minister in three months, and the first of Indian heritage after winning the Conservative Party's leadership.

ABC News

Rishi Sunak to be next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt quits race

The former chancellor rapidly won the public support of Tory MPs as rivals including Boris Johnson lagged behind.

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Rishi Sunak wins race to become the UK’s new prime minister

Sunak wins Conservative Party leadership contest days after the dramatic resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister.

Al Jazeera

Rishi Sunak to be next Prime Minister after Penny Mordaunt fails in Tory leadership bid

The former Chancellor will formally take over as Prime Minister on Tuesday against a backdrop of economic and political turmoil.

Daily Record

‘He’s a believer’: will Sunak rebuild green agenda torn up by Truss?

Environmental groups see new PM as welcome relief but restoring climate credentials will be difficult

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak will be the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Former Chancellor will succeed Liz Truss in Number 10 Downing Street

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Rishi Sunak will become next prime minister as Penny Mordaunt drops out of race

Just ahead of the announcement, Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the race leading to Sunak winning automatically.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak to be U.K.'s next prime minister as rivals drop out

He will be the country's first prime minister of color.

Axios

Rishi Sunak named next Prime Minister of UK as Penny Mordaunt crashes out of race

Rishi Sunak will be 'crowned' by King Charles without saying a single word in public after his rival Penny Mordaunt failed to get the 100 backers she needed to go to a Tory leadership election

Daily Mirror

Scots Tory MP insists general election is 'not in national interest' despite demand from public

Andrew Bowie claimed the UK needed a period of "stability" despite more than one million people signing two petitions demanding a general election.

Daily Record

Loose Women's Ruth Langsford braced for 'major interruption' as she hosts show

Loose Women presenter Ruth Langsford warned that the show could be interrupted by breaking news as she hosted on Monday

Chronicle Live

The areas which could be totally transformed in battle to close north-south Greater Manchester divide

Plans have been announced to boost prospects in areas outside of south Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Factbox-What is Rishi Sunak's solution to Britain's problems?

Since entering the contest to be British prime minister, frontrunner Rishi Sunak has said little publicly about how he intends to run the country and how he would address multiple economic and political crises.

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Evening Standard

Petition for Liz Truss to forgo annual £115k allowance reaches 170k signatures

There have been calls for Liz Truss to forgo the allowance as she resigned after just 44 days

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: ‘Horror show’ Tory leadership contest must lead to general election

Scotland’s First Minister said it is undemocratic for the Conservative party to change their leadership again without an election.

Daily Mirror

Tory donor admits party is not fit to govern as he calls UK 'sick man of Europe'

In a scathing assessment of the Conservative record in power, Guy Hands also warned that Britain might need a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as the economy may be "doomed"

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph quickly deletes pro-Boris Johnson article after he quits Tory race

Paper published Nadhim Zahawi article online just as news came through of Johnson’s withdrawal

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Evening Standard

The Standard View: The Tories must – somehow – bring stability

The in-tray facing the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister is heaving. The first priority must be to ensure market confidence, the very issue which ultimately saw the end of Liz Truss.

Wales Online

What Rishi Sunak might do on economy, health, migration, climate change and more if he becomes Prime Minister

There are indications as to how he could govern

Evening Standard

When will the UK’s new prime minister be announced?

The Tories were given a week to decide on their new leader

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak ranked among UK’s richest people: What is his net worth?

Tory Party MP Rishi Sunak, now favourite to be UK Prime Minister, had his net worth valued this year by the Sunday Times Rich List.

The Independent UK

What will Rishi Sunak do as PM? Where ex-chancellor stands on Brexit, net zero and NHS

New prime minister spelled out plans during previous contest for No 10 in the summer

The Independent UK

How Rishi Sunak might govern as prime minister

Rishi Sunak’s promises from the last leadership election give a clue about how he might act as prime minister.

The Independent UK

What will Rishi Sunak as prime minister mean for the climate?

Liz Truss was accused of presiding over an ‘attack on nature’. Now all eyes turn to her successor

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