Larry the cat spotted at Downing Street after UK PM news
STORY: The cat, who lives inside the official residence of the prime minister, walked around as journalists were reporting on the results of the race for the governing Conservative party and next prime minister.
After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest, Truss, currently the foreign minister, defeated former finance minister Rishi Sunak in a vote of Conservative Party members, winning by 81,326 votes to 60,399.
Truss takes over as the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest, a recession and war in Europe, where Britain has been a leading backer of Ukraine.
She succeeds Boris Johnson, who was forced to announce his resignation in July after months of scandal saw support for his administration drain away.
