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    Rishi Sunak will make second bid for prime minister, allies claim

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Close allies of Rishi Sunak have told The Independent that the former chancellor will run in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister. There has so far been […] More

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    Liz Truss announces resignation after just 45 days as prime minister

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has announced that she is to resign as prime minister just six weeks after taking office. The dramatic announcement outside the door to 10 Downing Street came shortly […] More

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    Liz Truss: Shortest serving prime ministers in UK history

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, resigning after just 45 days in office. After a meeting with Sir Graham Brady, chair of the powerful backbench […] More

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    Conservative Party members will vote on choice of new prime minister

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Conservative MPs – rather then party members – could choose the next prime minister, after the extraordinary resignation of Liz Truss after just 45 days in office. The outgoing leader […] More

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    Liz Truss’s resignation statement in full: ‘I cannot deliver the mandate on which I was elected’

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister following weeks of questions about her future in the aftermath of September’s disastrous mini-Budget. After just 45 days in office, the prime minister […] More

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    Liz Truss in line for £18,000 ‘golden goodbye’ after resignation

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss would be line for a “golden goodbye” of more than £18,000 if she is forced out of office or resigns under government rules. All government ministers are entitled […] More