No 10 LIVE as Liz Truss to make first speech as Prime Minister

All the latest updates as Liz Truss takes office after beating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest

Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government

Both Boris Johnson and the new PM have travelled to Scotland for a meeting with the monarch. Mr Johnson handed in his resignation after making his final farewell speech outside No 10 today as Liz Truss prepares to take over the role by accepting the Queen's request to form a new government. Ms Truss won the contest to succeed Mr Johnson as Tory leader on Monday, beating her opponent Rishi Sunak by around 20,000 votes. She claimed victory over the former chancellor by 81,326 votes to his 60,399.

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