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Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, is vague about whether one or two candidates would be likely to run for the Conservative Party leadership after the resignation of Liz Truss. “The party rules say there will be two candidates unless there is only one candidate" he says. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak poses with members of the US Senate leadership before holding talks at the US Capitol, on the first day of his visit to Washington. IMAGES
Liz Truss leaves Downing Street for the last time as UK Prime Minister, addressing the media before going to Buckingham Palace to inform King Charles III of her resignation. Truss is the UK's shortest serving premier in history, having only been in office for 49 days. SOUNDBITE
Incoming British prime minister Rishi Sunak leaves the party's headquarters, after he was named the Conservative party's new leader. IMAGES
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss launches her campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party, saying that she "can get things done" and "is ready to be prime minister from day one". SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).