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Liz Truss kickstarts leadership race after ending chaotic 45 days as PM

As Labour’s Starmer calls for general election, candidates scrabble to win nominations from at least 100 MPs to join race

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Tories fear party split if Boris Johnson returns following dramatic Liz Truss resignation OLD

Breakneck leadership race to produce new PM by 28 October

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

The Mancunian Way: Keep calm and carry on

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Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022

Liz Truss gone: Who will become the UK’s new prime minister?

Truss, the shortest serving prime minister in British history, resigned following a controversial tax-cutting budget.

Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2022

Sunak, Mordaunt, Johnson? Contenders who could replace Truss

Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Who could stand to be the next Conservative Party leader - and Prime Minister?

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman could all be in the running

Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022

Liz Truss Resigns after Six Weeks as UK Prime Minister

Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic program that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party. The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

Next prime minister odds: Who is the favorite to succeed Liz Truss?

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Ben Wallace all tipped for top job

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Rishi Sunak will run to be the next Prime Minister, allies say

Mr Sunak was defeated by Liz Truss in the race to become the new PM last month

Wales Online · Oct 20, 2022

Liz Truss’s history of U-turns as PM steps down after just 45 days in power

Britain’s short-lived PM was no stranger to about-turns even before she entered Downing Street

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022