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Euroviews. Liz Truss quits: rules for a 'Cultured' resignation speech

Lost for words Liz? Fear not, Euronews Culture is on standby to impart some advice so that the departing UK prime minister can leave the room with a modicum of dignity once her successor has been chosen... After all, when you’re a politician, that farewell moment isn’t one you want to mess up.

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What's behind Liz Truss's downfall and the UK's political instability?

Commentators identify 'fantasy economics', the pursuit of ideology over pragmatism, the way the Tory party chooses its leaders — and the ongoing fallout from Brexit.

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Liz Truss quits as UK PM after just 44 days in office

She is the shortest-serving PM in recent UK history.

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'I'm a fighter not a quitter' says Truss in first PMQs since U-turns

Defying calls to quit even though her tax plans have been reversed, the beleagured British leader came under more scrutiny at Prime Minister's Questions.

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UK PM refuses to confirm if benefits will rise in line with inflation

The turbulence around benefits comes after a backlash over the new government's tax-cutting growth plan.

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What does new UK PM Liz Truss plan to do for the climate?

Liz Truss comes into power as the UK faces the energy crisis - a problem deeply tied to the polluting fossil fuels the country uses to produce energy.

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'This is it folks': Boris bids farewell before meeting Queen to resign

In his farewell speech, the outgoing British prime minister said that his government had got Brexit done, delivered the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, and given the country the economic strength to weather the energy crisis

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Liz Truss' journey from 'Remainer' to 'Brexiteer' in her own words

Truss, who on Monday was chosen as the UK's new prime minister, voted to stay in the EU in 2016 but has since undergone a remarkable transformation into an ardent backer of Brexit.

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What will the UK's new prime minister Liz Truss mean for Europe?

The UK's new leader has antagonised Brussels by spearheading the move to override the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland, and analysts fear relations will remain fractious.

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Liz Truss chosen to be the UK's next prime minister

She beat off competition from former finance minister Rishi Sunak to become the leader of the ruling Conservative Party

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Break with tradition as Queen stays in Scotland for new PM meeting

Queen Elizabeth II normally receives new prime ministers at Buckingham Palace in London. But this time, amid ongoing mobility issues, she will stay at her residence in Scotland.

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Which university degrees will earn you the most money?

Degrees have again come under the spotlight in the UK, with Rishi Sunak he will cut the lowest-paying ones if he becomes the future Prime Minister of the UK.

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'Teflon Mark': Dutch PM Rutte reaches key milestone

Mark Rutte became the longest-serving Dutch prime minister on Tuesday, after being in office for almost 12 years.

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Economy eclipses other issues in race to be UK PM

The UK's next prime minister will take office amid turmoil: galloping inflation, a war in Ukraine, souring relations with China, a changing climate.

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UK Conservative debate abandoned after host faints on air

The incident happened about half an hour into the hour-long debate with the camera on Liz Truss.

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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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Tear gas, ambulances at protest outside Sri Lanka PM office

Police fire tear gas at protesters mobbing the Prime minister's residence in Colombo as crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.

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Danish PM Frederiksen avoids impeachment over illegal mink cull order

Frederiksen was given an official, symbolic reprimand after an investigation.

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Yair Lapid becomes Israel's interim PM ahead of November election

Polls suggest the centrist leader will face a difficult battle against ex-leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the divisive figure at the heart of the prolonged political crisis.

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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.