Liz Truss won the conservative party leadership election by a margin of around 20,000 votes. The former Foreign Secretary will be the United Kingdom's third female Prime Minister and the 15th under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Liz Truss wins to become UK's 15th Prime Minister under Queen Elizabeth II. A look at her predecessors

The first head-to-head TV debate between the UK Prime Minister hopefuls—Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss—witnessed some acrimonious scenes with former vice chancellor Sunak launching tirades against the British foreign secretary’s economic policies.

Conservative leadership race: Sparks fly in first TV debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

Today in Britain, the last round of voting for the position of British Prime Minister will take place. We'll learn about the two candidates that Conservative MPs are recommending to the party's members for the positions of party leader and prime minister shortly after 16:00 GMT.

Rishi Sunak could become 11th Indian-origin leader in the world, joining 6 in office