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Rishi Sunak took aim at Liz Truss during his first address to the nation as prime minister saying "mistakes were made" while she was in office.

Incoming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to unite the country “not with words but with actions” and said “mistakes were made” during the disastrous 44-day reign of his now-predecessor Liz Truss.

Rishi Sunak has officially been appointed the 57th Prime Minister after he met the King at Buckingham Palace today.

Liz Truss said the best way to deal with Nicola Sturgeon was to ignore her. It was one policy the outgoing Tory leader managed to stick to - she never had a formal meeting with the First Minister during her time in Downing Street.

A BBC News presenter has been taken off air for a potential impartiality breach after asking “Am I allowed to be this gleeful?” on a political program yesterday following Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the race to be Prime Minister.

Rishi Sunak is to become the UK’s next Prime Minister, the third in three months.

RICHARD Madeley locked horns with a Good Morning Britain guest today after she said she wasn't proud to be British. The ITV daytime show hosted a debate on patriotism after former prime minister Liz Truss's chaotic 44 days in power made Britain a laughing stock on the world stage.

Liz Truss announced her resignation as the UK's prime minister on Thursday after just 54 days on the job. Jeremy Clarkson has since branded the Conservative leader a "nightmare" but is admittedly confused by the electorate's reaction.Speaking out in his latest column for The Sun, the former Top Gear presenter admitted he was shocked by Brits fury at Ms Truss' manifesto on taxation.The prime minister, who has since quit her role, pledged to cut taxes but was forced to make a drastic U-turn after sparking an economic downturn, and ultimately was forced to sack chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.Jeremy, 62, has since claimed he thought Britons would be rushing off to the pub to celebrate the tax cut announcements."But they didn’t.

One of Boris Johnson’s closest allies has claimed the former Prime Minister is “clearly” standing to succeed Liz Truss.

Rishi Sunak is leading the race to become the UK's next Prime Minister, with Piers Morgan, 57, backing the MP. However, also in the running is Boris Johnson, with the TalkTV host sharing his distate for the former Prime Minister on Twitter.Liz Truss stood down as PM on Thursday, with her departure coming after just 45 days in office, making her the shortest-serving Prime Minister in history.As the search for the next leader begins, Piers took to Twitter today to slate Boris in view of his 7.9 million followers.He penned: "Put your country before your bruised ego@BorisJohnson - and stand aside to let @RishiSunak become PM."We need a serious, calm, economy-intelligent brain in charge in these turbulent times, and they’re not your strengths."Many social media users rushed to the comments to share their view on the upcoming election.Bradygirl45 said: "I don't understand how a prime minister can be forced out due to a lack of honesty one month and bought back as the best option the next."What does that say about the Tories? It baffles me."IanHodges69 added: "They should all stand aside and we have a General Election!"They have had plenty of chances and made too many mistakes.

Claudia Winkleman took a savage dig at the Tories during Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night.

A Lanarkshire MP has written to the outgoing Prime Minister questioning whether she plans to accept a severance payment of up to £115,000 per year on leaving office after just six weeks.

A lettuce wearing a wig has provided much relief for UK people exhausted by the ongoing chaos at the heart of government. 

Boris Johnson.The actor and comedian seemed to feel there was nothing funny about the prospect of him returning, however slim. Johnson, who reportedly rushed back from a holiday in the Bahamas after being alerted to the political turmoil of the Tory Party following the resignation of Liz Truss, is now said that he will give his best shot at running again.Truss had declared that it was unsustainable for her to remain in the leadership seat after so many of her policies - including the ill-fated mini-budget she'd put together with ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng - had been reversed.One poll suggested that 55 percent of Tory MPs were keen to see the return of Boris Johnson - and a panicked-sounding Stephen Fry took to Twitter to explain how he'd feel if his worst fears were realised."Allow me to add F**K NO! Never ever ever. Hell’s teeth and a bucket of blood," he exclaimed.The passionate actor added in view of his 12.5 million followers: "Seriously, what kind of resistance can we engage in to stop this imponderably catastrophic eventuality?"I love my country: to see it being shafted by this unspeakably squalid moral vacuum … HELL NO." (sic)He even tagged Boris Johnson in his rant, exclaiming: "No @BorisJohnson no no no no no NO! Under absolutely no circumstances.

Ricky Gervais, 61, has taken to his Twitter account which boasts 15.1 million followers to share his opinion on the recent political developments.The After Life star first made his opinions known after jokingly putting himself forward to be Liz Truss’ successor. Leading the way for many celebs to make the same joke, Ricky has now said that he could sort out the world within a matter of days with his “great political opinions”.After another turbulent day in politics, Ricky shared a picture of himself and his believed cat Pickle.Seemingly unrelated to politics, the star wrote: “I've got some great political opinions that could sort the world out in days.“But I don't want to upset anyone or cause any arguments, so here's a cat.”The popular comic quickly got support on his tweet, gaining 12,400 likes with many others taking to the comments section to laugh along with Ricky and share comical pictures of their pets.One user, Martha Diomy, got in on the joke sharing an image of her dog.

Ricky Gervais is just one of many stars who has jokingly put themselves forward to be Liz Truss' successor. A new Prime Minister will lead Britain as of next week following her short-lived time at Number 10.After her farewell speech.

Brian May, 75, has described his “anger and disgust” at the way the current Conservative government has conducted itself in a rage-fuelled rant on Instagram. In view of his 3.1 million followers, the Queen musician called for a general election and suggested the reinstatement of Boris Johnson, 58, as Prime Minister would be “the last straw”.Yesterday Liz Truss, 47, told the public she would be stepping down as PM and that her replacement would be appointed in the space of just one week. However, many people across the country are now calling for a general election, including the Queen guitarist. “This morning I feel anger and disgust,” May began in a furious rant, as he posted a picture of an article discussing who might be the next Conservative Prime Minister with a big red cross through it. “The appalling, inexcusable ruination of our country.That’s what ALL these ‘candidates’ stand for,” he wrote. “They are all complicit in this mess which has made us the laughing stock of the world.“The people of this country demand THEIR right to choose our next leader,” he continued.“Nothing less than an IMMEDIATE GENERAL ELECTION is acceptable.“Even to consider reinstating the disgraced liar Boris Johnson is the last straw.” The musician insisted: “We CANNOT let this bunch of clowns do this to us any more.“They need to be removed and replaced, never to return.

Isabel Webster, 39, has sparked backlash on Twitter after the GB News presenter issued a personal statement regarding the outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss' decision to resign from her post. It comes after a user slammed her for apparently place her sympathis with the wrong person.The presenter addressed her 40,500 followers as she said she hoped the PM was "okay" in light of her resignation.She said: "Liz Truss made the right call today, but I do hope she’s ok."Can’t have been easy.

Calls for a general election have gained strength following the resignation of Liz Truss, with Labour leader Keir Starmer urging for an immediate vote.

Naga Munchetty, 47, broadcasted live from Downing Street following the news Liz Truss had resigned. Joining her to cover the most talked about story of the week was her ITV rival Susanna Reid, 51. Naga stood outside the famous number 10 to report coverage for BBC Breakfast, while Susanna was there for Good Morning Britain.The respective shows are aired at the same time during the week.While there may be rivalry with viewing figures, Naga and Susanna proved all was good between them.The presenter shared a picture of them smiling for the camera as they embraced each other's company.Kevin Spacey did not sexually assault actor Anthony Rapp, jury findsFans were quick to notice their similar styles for the occasion, both opting for belted wrap coats and boots.Naga shared the picture on her Instagram page, in view of her 54,000 followers.She commented: "Always good to catch up with friends/rivals on the job.

The chaos surrounding the UK Government is not only bad for the economy, but potentially disastrous for the environment, a leading West Lothian businessman has said.