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RISHI Sunak has officially become Britain's 57th Prime Minister and will today sweep into No10 to start appointing his top team.

As the third premier in just 50 days, he will waste no time grappling with the economic and political turmoil gripping the country.Keep up with today's developments on our politics live blog.

King Charles formally asked Mr Sunak to form a new government shortly after 11am following Liz Truss' resignation.

In Ms Truss' farewell address on Downing Street this morning, she wished her successor well with the mammoth task at hand.

Pointing to the cost of living crisis and war in Ukraine, she said: "We continue to battle through a storm - but I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people and I know that brighter days lie ahead."