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In pictures: Liz Truss becomes UK's 56th PM

Liz Truss has become the UK's 56th prime minister after being appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle. Here is a selection of photos from the day she officially replaced Boris Johnson as leader, becoming the country's third-ever female PM.

News imagePA Media The media gather for Johnson's final speechPA Media
The day began with a media circus outside 10 Downing Street to capture Mr Johnson's farewell speech - almost two months exactly since he resigned as Conservative leader following a string of controversies
News imagePA Media Boris Johnson at the lectern outside Downing StreetPA Media
The outgoing prime minister compared himself to "one of those booster rockets" that "has fulfilled its function" and pointed to what he said were his achievements in office, such as resolving the Brexit impasse, the vaccine programme during the pandemic and supporting Ukraine following its invasion by Russia
News imagePA Media Supporters cheer Boris Johnson after he gave his speechPA Media
Mr Johnson's wife Carrie, pictured in pink, and his sister Rachel were among supporters who gathered to watch his parting words, which brought to an end a tumultuous premiership of less than three years
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Farewell speech done, Boris Johnson waved goodbye
News imageReuters A motorcade of cars heading to BalmoralReuters
After delivering his speech outside Downing Street, both Mr Johnson and Ms Truss travelled separately to meet the Queen at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire
News imageReuters Boris JohnsonReuters
First, Mr Johnson arrived and tendered his resignation to the monarch
News imageShutterstock Liz Truss at BalmoralShutterstock
Then Ms Truss arrived to officially succeed Mr Johnson as prime minister
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She was met by the 96-year-old Queen, who was pictured with a walking stick
News imageShutterstock Liz Truss greets the QueenShutterstock
After greeting each other, Ms Truss was officially appointed as the UK's 56th prime minister and the third female PM
News imageLiz Truss leaves Balmoral
After leaving Balmoral, Ms Truss returned to Downing Street to deliver her first speech as prime minister
News imageReuters The Downing Street lectern is moved insideReuters
As rain hit Downing Street, the lectern from which Ms Truss would make her speech was swiftly moved inside only to be brought back out just minutes later as the downpour eased
News imagePA Media Supporters wait in the rain for Liz Truss to arrive and give her speech.PA Media
MPs, Downing Street staff and supporters were caught in the heavy rain as they waited for Ms Truss to arrive at Number 10
News imagePA Media Liz Truss makes her first public speech as PM.PA Media
As she made her first public address as the new PM, Liz Truss said she was honoured to take on the role "at a vital time for our country"
News imagePA Media Cabinet ministers gather to listen to Liz Truss make speechPA Media
(Left-right) Brandon Lewis, Nadhim Zahawi and Ben Wallace were among those who listened to Ms Truss make her maiden speech as PM
News imagePA Media Liz Truss and husband smile on doorstep of No 10PA Media
The new PM and her husband Hugh O'Leary shared a smile on the doorstep of No 10
News imageAndrew Parsons / No10 Downing Street Liz Truss and her husband are applauded as they walk through the corridor of 10 Downing StreetAndrew Parsons / No10 Downing Street
And there was a round of applause as she walked into No 10 as PM for the first time
News imageReuters Kwasi Kwarteng arriving at Downing StreetReuters
After the ceremony of Ms Truss's arrival at No 10, there was the matter of assembling a new cabinet. Kwasi Kwarteng, the former business secretary, has been made chancellor
News imagePA Media Therese Coffey entering Downing StreetPA Media
Therese Coffey, known to be a close ally of Ms Truss, was delivered the news that she has been made health secretary and deputy prime minister
News imageReuters James Cleverly talking to a policeman outside 10 Downing StreetReuters
James Cleverly, the former education secretary, was promoted to foreign secretary
News imageReuters Suella Braverman outside No 10Reuters
And Suella Braverman, who had been attorney general, was made home secretary