The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Britain’s new prime minister is fourth in six years, and takes over after resignation of Boris Johnson

Former Brexit opportunities minister becomes business and energy secretary in Liz Truss’s first cabinet

Liz Truss must outline instructions in the event the UK is destroyed in an all-out attack

A yellow Met Office warning has been issued for Scotland

Much of Ms Coffey’s attention will be consumed by the NHS backlog, with 6.7 million Britons waiting for routine hospital treatment

Truss became prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix the health care system.

Following yesterday's appointment we want to hear your thoughts on the new Prime Minister

Described by one MP colleague as "yin and yang", the pair have been friends for years, with Thérèse Coffey now tipped for a senior role in the new government

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday delivered his first comments about the appointment of Liz Truss as UK Prime Minister.

Stirling’s MP has cast doubt over whether new Prime Minister Liz Truss can “rise to the challenge” of dealing with the ongoing energy cost crisis following her election victory this week. Ms Truss won the approval of Conservative party members and w

PMs who ascend to office between general elections are often egotistically keen to secure a personal mandate