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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Tories delay sending out leadership ballots on 'cyber security advice'

THE Conservative Party has delayed sending out ballot papers for the leadership election over security concerns.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson’s allergy to the truth could be a winning strategy for Liz Truss

The foreign secretary doesn’t even pretend to be a serious politician. Recent history shows this may go down well with Tory members, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Former Treasury minister hits out at Liz Truss’s ‘endless crazy tax cuts’ and ‘laughable’ public sector U-turn

‘The optics of that: Dear, dear, dear,’ says Lord O’Neill

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Liz Truss extends lead over Rishi Sunak in polls as voting 'delayed' after spies warn of cyber attack

A YouGov poll puts Liz Truss well ahead of Sunak in support from party members, with her lead increasing to 34 points.

Daily Record

"It's still early days" says underdog UK leadership candidate Sunak

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak said it was still "early days" in the leadership contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a day after an opinion poll showed him trailing rival Liz Truss by 34 points.

Reuters

Conservative Party delays sending out leadership ballots on security advice

It is understood there was no specific threat from a hostile state and concerns were instead raised over the vulnerability of the voting process.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership vote ‘delayed after hacking alert’ as Liz Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said

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Boris Johnson going on holiday less than 5 weeks before leaving No 10

A spokesperson said Mr Johnson will remain in charge of the country and be receiving updates as required.

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: Archie Battersbee and the devastating decisions faced by doctors, courts, and his family

In today’s newsletter: how a 12-year-old boy’s life became subject of agonising technical consideration – and how to help parents when the very worst happens

The Guardian - UK

Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain

As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?

The Guardian - UK

LGBTQ+ Tories fear their rights are being weaponised in leadership contest

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have taken aim at ‘woke’ issues during the campaign to pander to the ‘far right’

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss news – live: Sunak trails hugely in Tory leader bid amid GCHQ ballot fears

Tory voters to receive postal ballots a week later following delays

The Independent UK

Liz Truss proves she has no mandate north of the Border after hypocritical attack on Sturgeon

Sturgeon has a far greater democratic legitimacy than Truss who is potentially about to be elected PM by a right-wing cabal of 160,000 Tory members so she should either respect that or haud her wheesht, writes Annie Brown.

Daily Record

What the papers say – August 3

The latest Tory leadership jostling leads many of the national papers on Wednesday.

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Ballots ‘delay’ gives Sunak time before votes cast as Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson going on summer holiday less than five weeks before leaving No 10

A spokesperson said Mr Johnson will remain in charge of the country and be receiving updates as required.

Daily Mirror

Conservative leadership voting 'delayed' after GCHQ spies warn of cyber attack

UK intelligence services at GCHQ have warned of cyber attacks leading to a reported delay in voting by Conservative members to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

The Independent UK

Lorna Slater ‘terrified’ by Tory leadership candidates’ approach to economy

The Scottish Greens co-leader accused both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of ‘disrespecting’ the Scottish people and the Scottish Parliament.

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The Independent UK

Voting in Tory leadership contest delayed after GCHQ hacking warning

About 160,000 members of the Conservative Party will also no longer be allowed to change their votes

The Guardian - UK

Ballot papers for Tory leadership vote delayed after security concerns

The National Cyber Security Centre advised of a hacking risk to online voting by party members

Reuters

UK's Liz Truss has 34 point lead over Sunak - YouGov/Times poll

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has a 34 point lead over former finance minister Rishi Sunak among the Conservative Party members who will decide Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for The Times newspaper showed on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Liz Truss: the disingenuous insurgent

Editorial: The current frontrunner in the race to be PM is pursuing reckless politics in the Johnsonian style

The Independent UK

Liz Truss suffers serious setback in race for PM with ‘full-fat U-turn’ on regional pay

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen says policy blunder could be ‘dementia tax moment’ for Sunak’s opponent

The Independent UK

Liz Truss to face GB News audience for live questions

The Foreign Secretary has agreed to take questions in Leigh, Greater Manchester, a so-called red wall seat.

The Guardian - UK

Truss suffers setback as criticism of civil service pay plan brings U-turn

Foreign secretary forced to abandon policy amid widespread criticism from within Conservative party

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