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By Kate Holton, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout

Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister in two months on Tuesday and pledged to lead the country out of a profound economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics. Sunak quickly reappointed Jeremy Hunt as his finance minister in a move designed to calm markets t...

Sunak was due to meet King Charles on Tuesday before speaking outside Downing Street

LONDON (Reuters) -Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history.

Sunak likely to be appointed PM by King Charles tomorrow

LONDON (Reuters) - Rishi Sunak will become Britain's next prime minister after he won the race on Monday to le...

Rishi Sunak will become Britain's first prime minister of colour on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer.

If he were to return for a another stint as PM, Mr Johnson would be echoing his hero Churchill, who became PM for a second time in 1951 six years after being turfed out of office at the 1945 election.

This ‘never again’ moment will inform everything from fiscal policy to public trust, says Guardian associate editor and columnist Martin Kettle

Sir Anthony highlighted how both Benjamin Disraeli in the 19th-Century and later Stanley Baldwin ushered in long periods of Conservative dominance by transforming their party.