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How will Tory leadership race to replace Liz Truss work?

A successor will be chosen by the end of next week, the Party said

The Independent UK

Remarkable Queen's coffin queue stat proves just how short Liz Truss' time as PM was

A comedian has pointed out that mourners queued to see the late Queen Elizabeth II lying-in-state for a whole two percent of Liz Truss' time as Prime Minister, after she resigned outside 10 Downing Street today

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss entitled to £115,000 of taxpayer money each year after just 44 days as PM

Liz Truss will be entitled to claim £115,000 per year from the taxpayer despite becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history.

The National (Scotland)

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Enough of this undemocratic madness, we need a General Election now

Political Editor Liam Thorp joins calls for a vote to end the Conservative Party psychodrama

Liverpool Echo

Truss's demise ends the revival of Thatcher's libertarian economics

Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.

Reuters

We need General Election NOW to let public judge Tory chaos - sign our petition here

This abuse against democracy has to stop. The British public should decide who runs the country. The British public deserve better, they deserve a general election.

Daily Mirror

Piers Morgan says 'it's time' for him to run as Prime Minister after Liz Truss 'shambles'

Twitter users were divided earlier this afternoon, as former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan toyed with the idea of entering the world of politics following the Prime Minister's resignation

Daily Mirror

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Rishi Sunak will run to be the next Prime Minister, allies say

Mr Sunak was defeated by Liz Truss in the race to become the new PM last month

Wales Online

What next after Liz Truss’s resignation as Tory leader?

Her successor is expected to be in place by October 28 after a truncated leadership election.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss promised UK a shakeup — but was forced out instead

Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain’s economy

The Independent UK

The man who held the record as Britain's 'shortest serving Prime Minister' bore Truss broke it

MP announced her resignation this afternoon after just 45 days

Wales Online

Liz Truss resigns after pushing tax cuts

"This is not just about one person. Truss' party has driven this country into chaos," advocate says

Salon

Macron wishes UK a 'rapid return to stability' after Truss resignation

British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday her resignation as Conservative Party leader after just six weeks in power and said her successor would be elected by the end of next week. France's President Emmanuel Macron wishes the UK "a rapid return to stability."

Radio France Internationale

Boris Johnson expected to stand in contest to replace UK PM Truss - Times

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the Conservative Party leadership contest to replace Liz Truss, who said earlier on Thursday she would resign, the Times reported.

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Wales Online

From fighter to quitter – Liz Truss's brief premiership in quotes

The UK has seen 45 days of political and economic instability

Daily Mirror

Joe Lycett reaches out to 'babe' Liz Truss after humiliating step-down

Piers Morgan and comedian Joe Lycett led the celebrity reaction to Liz Truss' resignation earlier today, as they joined Love Island's Amber Gill, H from Steps and of course, Jedward in slamming the departing Conservative Party leader

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson to stand to become next UK Prime Minister after Liz Truss resigns - reports

Liz Truss resigned after just 44 days in office

Evening Standard

How will Britain’s 57th PM be chosen after Liz Truss quit? (PS – you won’t have a say unless a Tory member)

What happens now? When will Truss leave and what is the process to choose the next Prime Minister?

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Daily Mirror

Russia mocks 'catastrophic' Liz Truss as world reacts to Prime Minister's resignation

Russia's foreign ministry welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, calling her a disgrace of a leader who would be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy"

Manchester Evening News

"Bring back Boris? You must be having a laugh!": M.E.N readers react as Liz Truss resigns to become shortest-ever serving British PM

There are growing calls for a general election

Evening Standard

Who will be next Prime Minister? The runners and riders after Liz Truss resigns

Liz Truss’s decision to quit has brought and end to her short and turbulent Premiership, but it sparks a week long scramble to elect a successor who faces the mammoth task healing the deep divisions in the Conservative Party in time for a General Election.

Nottingham Post

What happens now Liz Truss has resigned, will there be an election and who could be the next UK Prime Minister?

The United Kingdom is set to see its third PM this year following Ms Truss' dramatic resignation after she declared 'I'm a fighter, not a quitter' within the last 24 hours.

Daily Mirror

'Call a General Election NOW - third Tory PM in two months would be tinpot tyranny'

Whoever the Conservative magic circle in Westminster puts in No 10 will have zero legitimacy, authority or credibility, writes Kevin Maguire

Manchester Evening News

Sir Graham Brady explains what happens next as Conservative party look to appoint yet another Prime Minister

A new Prime Minister will be in power by next week as a fresh leadership contest gets underway

The Independent UK

King Charles set for second prime minister in six weeks

Charles will ask Ms Truss’s successor to form a government – the first time in his reign he has carried out this duty as monarch.

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