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Political stability is central to getting Pakistan’s economy back on track with IMF assistance and avoiding a debt default

Woolley called on Sunak, who spoke in 2020 about suffering racist abuse, which “stings in a way that very few other things have”, to go further by acknowledging and acting on structural racism.

Draghi offered his resignation last week after the Five Star Movement (M5S)

The pair will now face a vote by Tory members, with ballots due to arrive between 1 and 5 August, and the poll closing on 2 September. The winner succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister will be announced three days later.

Tory leadership race: Kemi Badenoch eliminated as Rishi Sunak tops poll of MPs – as it happened

Police arrested 41-year-old Nara resident Tetsuya Yamagami on an initial charge of attempted murder before Abe was declared dead.

It is looking increasingly unlikely Johnson can withstand this onslaught of resignations, prompted by yet another scandal.

Those successes helped Johnson defy those political odds — until they couldn’t anymore.

The next leader will need to tackle mounting challenges: inflation and the cost of living crisis, war in Ukraine and its economic fallout, and the still-loose ends of Brexit.