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The Tory has become the first to declare her bid for the party leadership and to become the next Prime Minister, with Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson also expected to throw their hats into the ring

The race to be Britain’s next prime minister will be mostly conducted behind closed doors, as contenders embark on a frantic weekend of lobbying Conservative lawmakers to get onto Monday’s party ballot.

The departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, after six chaotic weeks marked by policy U-turns and growing discontent within her own Conservative Party, spells more uncertainty for the United Kingdom, financial markets and foreign policy. As the contest to succeed Britain's shortest-serving premier begins, the country is seeking a…

The sprint to be Britain’s 57th Prime Minister was in full flow on Friday as contenders raced to get crucial early momentum.

Yesterday, as Liz Truss announced her resignation, she propelled herself into the history books as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. This was a record previously held by one George Canning, who died of pneumonia in 1827. This PM however was infamously outlived by a lettuce. This is what happens when idolatory…

After Liz Truss’s ‘war on nature’, we look again at the environmental record of the most probable crop of hopefuls

Tories were flogging old conference mugs and T-shirts online this week, until reality gave the lie to the slogan

The former chancellor is leading the race after Boris Johnson’s announcement that he will not run

The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation.