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New British Prime Minister Liz Truss enters her official residence at London's 10 Downing Street, joined by her husband Hugh O’Leary. Truss vowed action this week to tackle "unaffordable energy bills" caused by Russia's "appalling" war in Ukraine and listed three priorities in office: the economy, energy and healthcare. SOUNDBITE
Rishi Sunak arrives at Buckingham Palace to formally offer his resignation as Britain's prime minister to King Charles III. The constitutional tradition comes after a general election that saw a landslide victory for the Labour Party, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. IMAGES
In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Liz Truss says she is resigning as leader of the Conservative party, saying that "given the situation, I cannot lead the mandate for which I was elected by the Conservative party" SOUNDBITE
Under-fire British Prime minister Liz Truss leaves Downing Street for the Houses of Parliament where she will answer lawmakers' questions for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies. IMAGES
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives at St Giles' Cathedral ahead of the service which sees Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state in Edinburgh for a day before being transported down to London. IMAGES