The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party

The foreign secretary has beaten former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race and will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister on Tuesday

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…

Foreign minister Simon Coveney urges incoming PM to consider ‘sensible compromise’

‘Haha, you’ve been sitting on this one for a few weeks!’

The new Tory leader will be handed the keys to Number 10 on Tuesday after an audience with the Queen at Balmoral.

THE pound fell below its pandemic lows against the dollar on Monday morning after weeks of weakening, sending it to the lowest point in decades.

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