The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The ITV daytime show has been delayed while the nation waited with bated breath to find out who Prime Minister Boris Johnson's successor would be

Political leadership at the highest level is largely beyond the control of the leader. The long campaign, by which the members of the Conservative Party chose the new prime minister on behalf of all of us, came to its conclusion today. The campaign has been dominated by the least important…

The Queen will meet her 15th Prime Minister this week as Boris Johnson says goodbye to Number 10 - and aides will be hoping Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak's first meeting goes more smoothly than the outgoing leader's

The candidates’ stances on abortion rights and tackling violence against women

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The announcement will be made later this afternoon following eight weeks of contest

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said leaders in Dublin and Brussels are hoping that Ms Truss would be less strident on the protocol as PM.

Liz Truss is likely to be the next Prime Minister - and has said she'll announce cost of living help this week. But after she attacked 'handouts' and 'Gordon Brown economics', what does she have left in the locker?

Shows like Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg exist to make politicians seem upright and substantial. ​Lycett rightly pointed out that some of them are not, says the Guardian’s comedy critic Brian Logan