The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

The Foreign Secretary becomes Britain’s third female PM and takes charge with the country in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis

We've taken a look at some of her biggest policies

Britain's third ever female in Britain's top job appeared to blank her rival as she walked up to the podium to make a speech

She is only the third woman in history to become British prime minister, following in the footsteps of her Conservative predecessors Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. Who is 47-year-old Liz Truss and how did she manage to overtake her rival Rishi Sunak in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? FRANCE…

The foreign secretary beat Rishi Sunak and will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister

Kremlin says Tory leadership contenders ‘competed with each other in anti-Russian rhetoric’ during campaign

Liz Truss may have won the battle to become Britain’s next prime minister, but don’t expect much time for her to settle into office. People’s living standards are predicted to fall by an unprecedented 10% over the next two years, driven by rising prices of energy and other goods.

A look at how the incoming prime minister’s first days will unfold.

Having opposed Brexit in the 2016 referendum, and even advocated anti-monarchist views as a Liberal Democrat, Liz Truss is now Conservative leader.

Turnover of prime ministers has sped up in recent decades.

New leader of the Conservative Party Liz Truss has ruled out new taxes and energy rationing amid soaring inflation.