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Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary. Lord True is the Leader of the House of Lords. Penny Mordaunt is the Leader of the House of Commons. Nadhim Zahawi is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Equalities Minister. Brandon Lewis is Justice...

Therese Coffey is Deputy Prime Minister In her top four posts, Liz Truss has appointed: Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary Suella Braverman as Home Secretary Therese Coffey as Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary

Truss makes first speech as PM:

Boris Johnson.

"Like Cincinnatus I shall be returning to my plough..." Johnson's farewell speech...

It doesn't matter. I was just wondering.

Nearly 140 years since last PM appointed at Balmoral Nicholas Witchell BBC royal correspondent It's been nearly 140 years since the last prime minister had to make the journey all the way up to the Scottish Highlands to be appointed. That was in 1885. The PM then was Robert Gascoyne-Cecil...

Johnson about to give farewell speech The lectern is now out in Downing Street, which should mean Boris Johnson’s appearance isn’t too far away. Cabinet colleagues - including Nadine Dorries and Grant Shapps - have been spotted in and around Downing Street. As have some family members. I...

What is it with British Prime Ministers recently not using their first names? Boris is Johnson's middle name. His first name is Alexander - Alexander Johnson. Elizabeth is Truss's middle name. Her first name is Mary - Mary Truss.

The moment Truss is elected leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party

Truss to announce energy rescue plan on Thursday Help for consumers' energy costs is to be provided by allowing energy suppliers to take out government-backed loans to allow them to subsidise bills. The plan, which had been suggested by the energy industry, is set to be announced on Thursday...

Macron congratulates Truss despite 'friend or foe' row French President Emmanuel Macron has offered congratulations to Liz Truss and said France is "ready to work together as allies and friends". Speaking during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Macron said both France...

Truss gets lowest membership vote since rule change Liz Truss may have been victorious, but it wasn't the landslide that many were predicting. Since the Conservative Party changed its internal election rules to give members a final say, ahead of the 2001 leadership contest, no leader has got...

Truss wins race to be new British PM

You might even recognise their faces - but how much do you know about them? Rishi Sunak The UK's former chancellor, until his out-of-the-blue resignation put Boris Johnson’s leadership on the ropes The face of the furlough scheme during the Covid pandemic Alongside his former boss, Sunak was...

The new British Prime Minister will be announced today at 12:30 BST at London's Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Liz Truss is the strong favourite to beat Rishi Sunak. The new PM will be installed tomorrow by the Queen at Balmoral in Scotland. Truss tipped by pollsters to win the contest...

You may have just coined a new term which we may well hear a lot of in the coming years. We've gone from the Iron Lady to the Steel Truss.

Truss to scrap motorway speed limits if she becomes PM on Tuesday... An interview with The Stig from Top Gear on GB News and an interview with Truss during her LBC debate

I think she wants to try and portray a Thatcherite "Iron Lady" persona.