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With his ascent to prime minister, Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy will become the richest ever occupants of Number 10 Downing Street just as the country struggles with an economic crisis and the government mulls painful spending cuts.

Observers of British politics can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through a succession of prime ministers without holding an election

They are two photos taken exactly seven weeks apart, capturing the traditional and ceremonial rites of the monarch meeting the British prime minister-in-waiting to ask them to form a new government

World leaders laud significance of victory as first person of colour takes the reins at 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak was installed Tuesday as Britain's third prime minister this year, taking over from Liz Truss, who left office after 49 days, and who wished the new leader “every success”.

Princess, 15, looked the spitting image of her famous mother

Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister in two months on Tuesday and pledged to lead the country out of a profound economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics. Sunak quickly reappointed Jeremy Hunt as his finance minister in a move designed to calm markets that had balked at his…

Liz Truss told her final full Cabinet meeting that her Government had secured some “significant achievements” in its short life

The new prime minister is the 22nd-richest person in Britain

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its claim that Ukraine plans to use a radioactive "dirty bomb", warning the West it was dangerous to dismiss Moscow's position. Ukraine, the United States, Britain and France have all rejected Moscow's claims - voiced by several officials in recent days - that Kyiv could…

“We continue to battle through a storm but I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people and I know that brighter days lie ahead.”