The Latest Breaking News from Gordon Brown

The Queen held weekly meetings with the prime minister of the time throughout her long reign.

From Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, the Queen held weekly audiences with the nation's political leaders over 70 years to discuss their plans and offer wise counsel on the issues of the day

From Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, Queen Elizabeth ll worked with 15 British prime ministers in her 70-year reign. Here are some key moments that give insight into their relationships with the Queen.

Government likely to seek replacement amenable to its plans of economic growth through tax cuts

Prime minister bows to political and moral pressure with £150bn state effort –but how it will be financed still unclear

Former PM says likes of caregivers and nurses show up in a crisis and government must show up for them

The new PM must realise that only the government has the resources to end the suffering caused by the cost of living crisis, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Bookies made it a dead cert that Liz Truss would replace George Canning as the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history, with the ex-Tory leader falling well short of his unfortunate record

There have been four prime ministers under a Conservative government for the past 12 years; the Tories have been in power since David Cameron won the election in 2010

The number of surviving former PMs has doubled in the past 15 years.

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady