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UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate

The Independent UK

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about new chancellor replacing Rishi Sunak

Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rises to No 11 Downing Street, propping up Boris Johnson’s ailing, scandal-ridden premiership as slew of resignations threaten to sink it

The Independent UK

A guide to the 11 MPs fighting to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's new prime minister

The field of candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader becomes even more crowded, with 11 MPs now vying for support.

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UK weather: Warnings of train derailments and 'hundreds' of deaths with 43C feared

A sizzling week-long heatwave is set to bake Britain this week with temperatures comfortably exceeding 30C - with some weather forecasts fearing record highs of 43C

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on Tory supply-siders: unhelpful in a cost of living crisis

Editorial: Imaginative public spending is unlikely to feature in the Conservative leadership race, where tax cuts will be a key dividing line

The Guardian - UK

Met Office says UK may record hottest day EVER next week as 43C heat possible

The Met Office says there is a one in three chance Britain will record its hottest day ever next week, with wild predictions of temperatures reaching 43C amid a scorching heatwave

Daily Mirror

What cost of living crisis? Tory hopefuls’ fuss over tax cuts is devoid of reality

Candidates’ focus on reducing tax would throw petrol on the inflationary fire and turbocharge inequality

The Guardian - UK

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How to keep the lights on – UK gears up for worst-case energy scenarios

New supply chief Jonathan Mills starts drafting plans to safeguard winter supplies amid war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

There's more to Arthur Balfour than the eponymous Declaration

IT was in this week of 1902 that a Scottish politician, Arthur Balfour, became prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.…

The National (Scotland)

It’s not only Britain. The west needs honest, trustworthy leaders to deter autocrats

A showdown is looming with Russia and China, but public confidence and belief in democratic institutions is waning, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Female pilots finally celebrated for crucial role in Battle of Britain

Pioneering female aviators delivered planes wherever they were needed in the second world war – armed with just a notebook

The Guardian - UK

Junior trade minister Mordaunt announces bid to be next UK PM

Britain's junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt on Sunday launched her bid to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, becoming the ninth Conservative lawmaker to announce they are running.

Reuters

Why be a poor version of Germany instead of doing what we do best?

Manufacturing is not our forte. But we are world beaters in services. Success will prove elusive until we recognise that

The Guardian - UK

Long gone, but speaking clearly to our age – Shelley, the poet of moral and political corruption

Friday marked the bicentary of the great radical writer who wanted culture to spark the imaginations of ‘ordinary’ people

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UK weather: stay out of the sun, doctors warn, as Britain braces for its hottest day

Heat-health alert issued for south and east of England, while South West Water appeals to customers to conserve water

ABC News

Daniel Ricciardo starts F1 Austrian Grand Prix 12th, Max Verstappen on pole for Red Bull

The Australian is coming off a difficult race in Britain last weekend when issues beyond his control took away any chance of finishing in the top 10.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on Boris Johnson’s baleful legacy

He has vandalised the British constitution with his lies and hubris and is by no means fit to serve as caretaker PM

Daily Mirror

'Whoever becomes next PM needs a plan - millionaires are no use in poverty crisis'

It's a tragedy that Britain - one of the world's richest economies - has almost double the number of foodbanks than there are McDonald's that are relied upon around the country

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Daily Mirror

'Bring it on': Keir Starmer challenges Tory 'zombie government' to hold election now

Writing exclusively for the Sunday Mirror, the Labour leader accuses Boris Johnson of “squatting in Downing Street”, while Tory MPs who “parroted his lies” try to “wash their hands of him.”

The Independent UK

Zahawi pledges tax cuts and ‘best education possible’ as Tory leader

The newly-appointed Chancellor argued Britons must be trusted ‘to do what is best for themselves’ as he launched his campaign for the top job.

The Guardian - UK

Laengen’s Covid departure a blow to Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France hopes

Race leader Tadej Pogacar lost a key teammate when Vegard Stake Laengen was forced to quit the Tour de France after a positive Covid test

The Independent UK

Britain to bask in ‘wall-to-wall sunshine’ amid 32C heatwave

The heatwave will continue into next week, with potentially the hottest temperatures of the year so far.

Asharq Al-Awsat

List of Would-be Successors to Britain's Johnson Grows with Badenoch Bid

Former British equalities minister Kemi Badenoch on Saturday became the latest to enter the race to succeed scandal-dogged prime minister Boris Johnson as Conservative leader. Badenoch was one of the nearly 60 members of parliament and aides who quit this week after Johnson apologized for appointing a senior colleague facing…

The Guardian - UK

Railway Children reboot: film explores black GI segregation in 40s Britain

Black serviceman storyline ignites chorus of ‘woke’ criticism but is praised by historian as ‘truthful narrative’

Reuters

Factbox: Now UK's Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?

Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced they want the job and others who could be in the frame after Johnson announced on Thursday he was resigning.

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