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#Rishi Sunak meets King Charles before entering No 10

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Rishi Sunak, 42, will officially become prime minister this morning after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest.

 

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He will travel to Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles before entering No 10 as the UK’s first British Asian PM.

 

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He will be the UK’s third leader in seven weeks and is expected to make his first speech as PM outside Downing Street at 11:35.

 

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But first, outgoing PM Liz Truss will chair her last cabinet meeting at 09:00 before submitting her formal resignation to the King.

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After being selected by Tory MPs on Monday, Sunak warned the country faced a “profound economic challenge” but promised to serve with integrity.

 

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He ruled out an early general election, despite calls from Labour, the Scottish National Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.

Details later….

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