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Former finance minister Sunak leads race to replace Boris Johnson as UK PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak led the field of Conservative MPs bidding to become Britain's next prime minister in the first ballot of Tory lawmakers Wednesday, as the race narrowed to six following the elimination of two candidates.

Radio France Internationale

Rishi Sunak tops ballot in second round of Tory leadership contest

LONDON: Rishi Sunak topped the second round of voting by Conservative MPs in the Tory leadership race on Thursday with 101 votes whilst the only other Indian-origin candidate in the race, attorney general Suella Braverman, was knocked out of the contest.

The Times of India

Tory leadership vote: The second round results in full

How many MPs voted for each candidate and who will go through to the next round

The Independent UK

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Suella Braverman knocked out of Tory leadership race as Penny Mordaunt gains ground

The Trade Minister and surprise favourite remains close to the top of the pack with Rishi Sunak in first and Liz Truss in third after the second round of voting by Tory MPs for their leader

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt hopes distance from Johnson era can boost chances

Analysis: confident message from MP relatively untainted by association with Johnson seems to resonate with many Tories

The Guardian - UK

Votes being counted in second round of Tory leadership contest

Rishi Sunak topped the voting in the first round of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

The extraordinary rise of Rishi Sunak: modern Britain’s youngest, richest and first Hindu PM

He’s the UK’s third leader of 2022 but he’s a man of firsts – so how will he fare in Downing Street? Katie Strick charts the rise, fall and rise again of ‘Dishy Rishi’

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Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

The Independent UK

Who should succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader? Our panel’s verdict

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Insurgents are trumping the incumbents in this topsy-turvy Tory drama

Move out of the way, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, there’s a new generation of Tories in town. The flavour of the month in the leadership contest is those untainted by Boris Johnson. Older candidates are finding themselves cast out — Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt fell on the scrap…

Evening Standard

Penny Mordaunt: The navy reservist sailing ahead in the Tory leadership contest

The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour could bring saltiness to the race to replace Johnson

The Independent UK

Conservative leadership race latest: Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt lead race as knocked-out Suella Braverman backs Liz Truss

Penny Mordaunt has closed the gap on frontrunner Rishi Sunak after the second ballot of Tory MPs

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Sunak leads and Mordaunt is surging – but what do the numbers tell us?

In today’s newsletter: Private backroom deals done could swing the Tory leadership contest. But what if there was a way to predict who MPs will back before even they decide?

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership – live: Penny Mordaunt under fire as knives come out in race for No 10

Backers of Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman urged to ‘join Liz’ as race narrows to six

The Independent UK

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Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt: Tory leadership candidate surges ahead as forecast says she'll win most MPs

A forecast for who will be picked among Conservative MPs to become the next leader has chosen Penny Mordaunt ahead of Rishi Sunak. Once both candidates are chosen by MPs, party members vote - and many believe they'd choose Ms Mordaunt over Mr Sunak too

The Independent UK

Who is backing whom? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain

More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss under pressure as rivals steal march in Tory leadership race

Foreign secretary forced to regroup after trailing behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt after first round ballot

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt backs Rishi Sunak after elimination from Tory leadership race

Tory MPs vote for a second time on Thursday to remove the least popular candidate.

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The Independent UK

Who is backing who? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain

More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.

The Guardian - UK

Forget the ‘natural party of government’: these Tories are headless chickens

The leadership election is revealing a party that has no time for anything as boring as self-reflection, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt hits out at ‘smears and attacks’ in Tory leadership contest as he is eliminated

Hunt told other leadership hopefuls that ‘smears and attacks’ will ‘backfire in the long term’

The Independent UK

Hunt condemns ‘smears and attacks’ in Tory leadership race after elimination

The former foreign secretary was knocked out after failing to secure the support of at least 30 MPs.

Bristol Post

Who Bristol region's Tory MPs are supporting for next PM in leadership contest

They are supporting a variety of candidates

Wales Online

Tory leadership race eliminates Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi

The race is now down to the six candidates who secured 30 votes

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt dumped from Tory leadership contest

The race for the Tory leadership, and the keys to No 10, tightened to six candidates on Wednesday.

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