Sunak becomes Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak has officially become Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss.
Sunak has met the King at Buckingham Palace and is now officially prime minister.
He won the leadership race on Monday after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt dropped out.
Sunak becomes the first British-Asian prime minister and the youngest prime minister in over 100 years.
He previously served as chancellor under Boris Johnson and his resignation was part of the reason for Johnson's exit from office.
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