You have power, Rishi Sunak. Use it. Rejoin the single market and customs union

This Brexit built on lies can’t be undone, but the new PM has a chance to minimise the damage , says Jürgen Maier, vice-chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership

‘No fat left to trim’: how spending cuts could affect UK government

As Rishi Sunak warns of a ‘profound economic challenge’, struggling departments face reduced budgets

Rishi Sunak will stick to 2019 Tory party manifesto, says MP

Former Home Office minister Victoria Atkins says levelling up, NHS and crime will be focus

‘Best of a bad bunch’: voters share their views on Rishi Sunak

Five voters, who support a range of political parties, on what they think of the new Tory leader and the issues he must prioritise

Rishi Sunak will leave the economy in a hole – Labour will have to think big to dig it out

If Starmer wins, he must either pursue austerity with a red rosette, or find game-changing new ideas, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Nearly man to next PM: Rishi Sunak’s rapid change of political fortune

Former chancellor looked finished when he lost to Liz Truss – but out of chaos has come a ‘coronation’

Tentative business welcome for Sunak amid deepening economic gloom

UK industry leaders hope for urgent steps from new PM to repair battered business confidence

Only way is up for Rishi Sunak after disaster of Liz Truss

Incoming PM can take a cautious approach with the Tories’ reputation at rock bottom, but he cannot afford mistakes

Economic data shows UK faltering as Sunak set for No 10 – as it happened

Business surveys raised concerns over a looming UK recession, as the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak was set to become prime minister

MPs launch inquiry into pensions crisis sparked by mini-budget

Cross-party committee to examine problems faced by funds that led to £65bn Bank of England intervention

We face peril because the UK economy relies on house prices. Here are three ways to fix that

Too much wealth depends on values bloated by an oversized financial sector, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money

Labour going all out to woo business with ‘prawn cocktail offensive 2.0’

Senior figures holding meetings with leaders of UK’s biggest firms as they strive to be party of government

Austerity could be more difficult this time round, says Lord King

Former Bank of England governor says politicians must be clear that taxes and mortgage rates will rise

Forget tax cuts. We need a tax rise – or Britain’s public services will collapse

The idea won’t please those on the right or the left, but Labour must break the taboo and argue for higher tax, says former Labour minister Chris Mullin

Jeremy Hunt may have little choice but to usher in a new age of austerity

The Truss-Kwarteng blunders have seen off any hope that people-friendly policies will be pursued