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The Defence Secretary said it is important to think about ‘who could win the next election’ for the Conservatives.

The departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, after six chaotic weeks marked by policy U-turns and growing discontent within her own Conservative Party, spells more uncertainty for the United Kingdom, financial markets and foreign policy. As the contest to succeed Britain's shortest-serving premier begins, the country is seeking a…

Ex-home secretary’s rant causes eye-rolls in Malton, where 52% of soya bean curd bought in UK is produced

The sprint to be Britain’s 57th Prime Minister was in full flow on Friday as contenders raced to get crucial early momentum.

Yesterday, as Liz Truss announced her resignation, she propelled herself into the history books as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. This was a record previously held by one George Canning, who died of pneumonia in 1827. This PM however was infamously outlived by a lettuce. This is what happens when idolatory…

After Liz Truss’s ‘war on nature’, we look again at the environmental record of the most probable crop of hopefuls

"The parlous state of British politics is about far more than the election of one low calibre leader"

The former chancellor is leading the race after Boris Johnson’s announcement that he will not run

Winston Churchill returned to No 10 in 1951 after a period in opposition

Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn

The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation.