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King Charles maintains a clear sense of duty and service even as he mourns the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Friday, having spoken to the nation's new monarch on Thursday evening.

"She was willing to have fun, whether on a mission with 007 or having tea with Paddington Bear"

The confirmation comes after an official period of national mourning began

There was cross-party support for a motion from Glasgow Labour leader George Redmond which labelled the current support package 'insufficient' and called for urgent action.

PM hails longest-reigning monarch as ‘champion of freedom and democracy’ around the world

Liz Truss’s first audience with King Charles III on Friday afternoon

Liz Truss and black-clad Cabinet ministers met to pay tribute to the Queen in Downing Street

Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle opened tributes to the late Queen, with MPs expected to speak for 10 hours

MPs have observed a minute’s silence in memory of the Queen in the House of Commons chamber. They stood in a crowded chamber with heads bowed. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle led the tributes, telling MPs: “She is wed in our minds with the crown and all it stands for.”…

Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are sitting today to hear tributes to the UK's longest-serving monarch, whose death was confirmed shortly after 6.30pm yesterday

The Government is pressing ahead with the energy plan while parliament is postponed