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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.

His parents are from the British colonies of Kenya and Tangyanika, of Indian descent.

An Earth tremor today rocked the parliament of the tiny European nation of Liechtenstein during a debate about earthquake insurance...

The Queen will break with tradition and appoint Truss or Sunak as new British PM at Balmoral instead of Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, with Truss the strong favourite to win on Monday and become Britain's 56th Prime Minister. One of the monarch's jobs is to appoint the Prime Minister, but...

NASA on Monday released two new images of Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope that showcase the planet's features in detail. The images were captured by the telescope's near-infrared camera, which uses infrared radiation to detect objects in space. New Webb images of Jupiter highlight...

Salman Rushdie's agent has said "the news is not good" after the author was stabbed at an event in New York state. He was attacked on stage, and is now on a ventilator and unable to speak, Andrew Wylie said in a statement, adding that the author may lose one eye. Mr Rushdie has suffered years...

“views, actions and activities condemned by today’s society.” But not necessarily condemned in his society.

Scotland's First Minister before Sturgeon was Salmond.

May was a bit of a damp squib. A Remainer dressed up in Brexiteer clothing. Having failed to get us out of the EU we got rid of her and brought Johnson in to do the job.