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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss face runoff to become next UK Prime Minister

Conservative party members will choose between the UK's former Treasury Chief and the current Foreign Secretary.

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Race to replace UK PM tightens, as another hopeful is knocked out

Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak remained in the lead to become the UK's next prime minister, as another hopeful was knocked out on Tuesday.

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PM Johnson's government under fire for neglecting heat emergency

Boris Johnson failed to appear at a ministers' meeting as he took the weekend off, while deputy PM Dominic Raab said people should "enjoy the sunshine" as temperatures are bound to reach 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

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Tory leadership: Sunak and Mordaunt lead race to succeed Boris Johnson

Lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party held their second round of voting on Thursday, eliminating Suella Braverman in the contest to replace the outgoing prime minister.

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Race to become next British PM begins in earnest

International Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have become the latest to announce their bids to succeed Boris Johnson, with the Tory's 1922 Committee set to lay out the process later today

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Crowded field as flood of Conservatives enter race to succeed Johnson

Several Cabinet ministers are bidding to be Conservative Party leader and therefore the next UK prime minister after the scandal-hit Boris Johnson agreed to quit.

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'A turning point': How the EU is reacting to Johnson's resignation

The Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said that his "government stands ready to work with a new UK PM."

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Who could replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister?

With Boris Johnson now stepping down, we take a look at his likely replacements.

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Boris Johnson resigns but stays in power until his successor is chosen

Among the possible candidates to succeed Johnson: former Health Secretary Sajid Javid, former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.

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Why have the Conservatives fallen out of love with Boris Johnson?

The last few months have been a conveyor belt of crises for Britain’s Conservative Party and its ever-erratic leader Boris Johnson, with the Tories seemingly lurching from one scandal to the next.

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Defiant Boris Johnson refuses to quit despite a flood of resignations

Three dozen Members of Parliament from Johnson's own Conservative Party have quit their government jobs, and cabinet ministers tell him he must go - but he refuses.

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Two key ministers quit UK government in major blow to Boris Johnson

The resignations happened within minutes of each other.

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MP resigns as Boris Johnson returns home to another Tory sex scandal

The UK's embattled prime minister is once again confronted by a domestic scandal involving his team, after trying to put the focus on policy while abroad.

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G7 leaders to announce ban on Russian gold imports

Gold has been the top Russian export after energy in recent years, reaching almost €18 billion in 2020.

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UK PM rules out 'psychological transformation' after election defeats

Boris Johnson said he will not "undergo psychological transformation" after last week's hammering at the ballot box.

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Boris Johnson suffers two special election defeats

The Conservative Party had a tough night, losing two special elections in areas of the UK they previously held. The results will increase pressure on Boris Johnson, with many in his party questioning his leadership.

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Zelenskyy and Johnson cheered on Kyiv walkabout

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday went on a walkabout through Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy gave Johnson a tour of a monastery where they lit candles and the British leader received an icon.

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Boris Johnson returns to Kyiv pledging new military training programme

The British prime minister's surprise trip to Ukraine comes a day after the high-profile visit of leaders from EU countries France, Germany, Italy and Romania.

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More bother for Boris as ethics advisor quits over 'odious' orders

Christopher Geidt stepped down saying the government had put him in an “impossible and odious position”.

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Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns

Christopher Geidt did not give a reason for his resignation but had previously called on the prime minister to explain his conduct in the "partygate" affair.