The announcement came today at the QEII Conference Centre in central London on the same day Parliament returns.
Truss becomes he third Conservative prime minister since 2016, when David Cameron quit after losing the Brexit vote, and will oversee a party that remains bitterly divided about the legacy of Mr Johnson and its future direction.
Tomorrow, Boris Johnson is expected to officially leave his office and tender his resignation to the Queen, alongside the new PM.
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