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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
Boris Johnson thanks the British public as he steps down as Conservative party leader after three tumultuous years in charge marked by Brexit, Covid and mounting scandals. His resignation paves the way for the selection of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers quit his scandal-hit government. SOUNDBITE
Boris Johnson resigns as leader of Britain's Conservative party, paving the way for the selection of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers quit his scandal hit-government. "It is painful not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself" he says outside Downing Street during a resignation statement. SOUNDBITE
British Prime minister Boris Johnson arrives at the Manchester central convention centre on the second day of the Conservative party's annual conference, as he faces allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances towards two women 20 years ago. IMAGES
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage resigned from his position in London, Monday. He added that a new UKIP leader will be put in place by the party’s autumn conference. As one of the central politicians to lead the Leave campaign in the UK EU referendum, Farage is considered to have been instrumental in using the topic of immigration to push UK voters to withdraw from the union.
British ministers arrive at 10 Downing Street for a cabinet meeting the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a no-confidence vote. 211 Tory party lawmakers supported Johnson and 148 voted against him. IMAGES