Liz Truss will become the next prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest. Ms Truss, who was the favourite to win, will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday and become the nation’s third female leader. The foreign secretary used her victory speech to indicate she would not trigger an early general
Polling in the summer suggested Liz Truss had the backing of around 66% of Conservative Party members – a similar margin to that which saw Boris Johnson beat Jeremy Hunt in 2019. But the final result saw Ms Truss secure a lower proportion of the vote than some had expected – 81,326 votes, which equates
A challenge to the official results of Kenya’s presidential election has been rejected by the country’s supreme court. Opposition candidate Raila Odinga had alleged irregularities in the otherwise peaceful election on 9 August, which was won by deputy president William Ruto. The court found there was little or no evidence for various claims, including accusations
Adele has won her first Emmy, picking up the prize for a TV concert special that was broadcast ahead of the release of her latest album. One Night Only won the Emmy for best outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday night, held ahead of the main Primetime Emmys ceremony next
Tackling the cost of living crisis, Liz Truss herself has said, is her number one priority once she gets the keys to Number 10. Her victory over Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race followed a tense five-week debate, dominated by how each would approach getting bills down for households and businesses. After criticism that
11:08 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Erik Jones gave the No. 43 car a landmark 200th victory — along with maybe a few regrets to his old employers at Joe Gibbs Racing. Jones moved in front when JGR star Kyle Busch blew an engine, then outraced another former Gibbs colleague in Denny Hamlin
NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket launch — the US space agency’s second attempt to send its lunar rocket to the moon — was halted for the second time on Saturday, after a fuel leak was detected. According to NASA, the launch will not take place on the next planned date of September 6, which means the next launch
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The initial price cap on Russian oil will be set “at a level based on a range of technical inputs.” Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Group of Seven wealthy nations on Friday agreed on a plan to implement a price-capping mechanism on Russian oil exports, seeking to curtail the Kremlin’s ability to fund
The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia said Tuesday that all 16 of the “fake electors” who participated in a plan to subvert the Electoral College are now targets of an ongoing criminal investigation. #CNN #News
Ten people have been killed and at least 15 others injured after stabbings in the Saskatchewan province of Canada. The attacks happened at multiple locations, with police investigating 13 crime scenes, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan said. Officers are hunting for two suspects, Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, who it is believed are
The Weeknd has apologised for cancelling a concert near Los Angeles on Saturday evening after he lost his voice early into the set. The Canadian musician took to the stage at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California as part of his “After Hours til Dawn Tour”. But midway through the song, Can’t Feel My Face,
On a prime minister’s first day in office, they are taken into a top secret meeting and asked to make a plan in case of nuclear attack. Kate Fall, David Cameron’s ‘gatekeeper’ and deputy chief of staff, remembers that moment because she was firmly ushered out of the PM’s den: “I was told categorically: ‘No.
Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be crowned the next Conservative Party leader and prime minister of the UK later today, after a gruelling summer contest. Ms Truss and Mr Sunak have spent the past six weeks battling it out to persuade Tory members that they have what it takes to run the party
Get ready for backbench Boris. After more than three years as prime minister, Mr Johnson heads for the backbenches, where he is expected to be defiant, stir up trouble and plot a Trump-style comeback. He claims he will be loyal to his successor – and yet he’s refusing to rule out a return. “Mission largely
9:02 AM ET Liverpool and Everton have condemned the defacing of murals after offensive graffiti was painted on multiple buildings before Saturday’s Merseyside derby. Murals including those of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah were vandalised in the build-up to the match, with racist graffiti identified. The two Liverpool clubs have said they will
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In this article 5334.T-JP STLA-IT GM F TSLA The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. “When we look carefully at what goes on on the factory floor, it
The Queen has triggered the lighting of the principle beacon at Buckingham Palace. Rather than a flame, the principle beacon is an installation called the “Tree of Trees”. It was the beginning of the lighting of a chain of beacons across the country. #Queen #PlatinumJubilee SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) faces a fierce primary challenge from Harriet Hageman, who is embracing former President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports. #CNN #News