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The strong stance on Russia and China, along with promises of increased defence spending, may lead to a more forward international role for Britain on Truss’s watch, writes Kim Sengupta

New PM has been busy drawing up her top team ahead of her coronation

Firm favourite to become PM has been busy drawing up her top team ahead of expected coronation

‘Human hand grenade’, seen by many Tories as Johnson continuity figure, confirmed as his successor after leading Rishi Sunak throughout leadership race

Liz Truss taking the reins is just the latest development in Britain's descent into government by the very worst, writes Neal Curtis

Liz Truss travels to Scotland on Tuesday to formalise her accession to Downing Street with Queen Elizabeth II. Hawkishness on Russia and China characterises the next British PM’s foreign policy agenda – but so does hawkishness with the EU over the Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland Protocol. Truss now faces a…

LONDON — Liz Truss is happy to make enemies. The U.K.’s next prime minister has likened bureaucrats to “gremlins,” insulted domestic and foreign leaders, and said British workers need more graft.

She won over the Conservative Party faithful. Now can she win over the UK? Our panel discusses the challenges ahead for prime minister-in-waiting Liz Truss. The one-time Remainer played the hardline Brexiteer in a sometimes bitter Tory leadership campaign, often courting comparisons with Britain's first female PM, Margaret Thatcher.

BORIS Johnson will be able to claim up to £115,000 a year to run his office when he finally steps down as Prime Minister on Tuesday.