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After being elected leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss vows to deliver a "bold plan" for the country centred on tax cuts and economic growth. The foreign secretary beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after a summer-long internal contest sparked by Boris Johnson's resignation in July. SOUNDBITE
Conservative Prime minister Boris Johnson says that his new goverment will "unite and level up the UK" with the "extraordinary majority" his party won in the general election on Thursday, clearing the way for Britain to leave the EU. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump considers Boris Johnson to be "the right man" to resolve the Brexit issue. The two men meet at the G7 in Biarritz for the first time since the British Prime Minister took office. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Theresa May vows to deliver Brexit "on time" after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels. She adds that she and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker have agreed to hold further talks on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc, after what was described as a "robust" meeting. SOUNDBITE of Theresa May
British Prime Minister Theresa May pledges to prioritise investment in Africa as she starts a visit to the continent to seek new trade deals during preparations to leave the European Union.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she is "disappointed" after she lost a key parliamentary vote on Brexit but insists it has not derailed negotiations to leave the European Union. SOUNDBITE