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Votes being counted in latest stage of the Tory leadership race

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to top the ballot again but all eyes will be on the contest to decide his likely challenger.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak will struggle to match strong support from MPs among Tory members, poll finds

The former chancellor comes off worse in a run-off poll against any of the other four contenders, according to the latest Yougov poll

Daily Record

Starmer wants Truss to be Tory leader as ‘wooden style’ would make him look ‘less unexciting’, insiders say

Exclusive: Foreign secretary’s tax cut plans would also help Labour to paint Tories as ‘party of the rich’, sources believe

The Independent UK

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Tory leadership contest: Rishi Sunak would lose in final member vote against three rivals, poll shows

Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, and Kemi Badenoch could all defeat ex-chancellor

The Independent UK

Liz Truss receives backing from Ukrainian foreign minister in race for No 10

The Foreign Secretary is using a military pitch to win over supporters of Tom Tugendhat after he was eliminated from the race.

The Independent UK

Tories shower Boris Johnson with applause and £3k in presents at final Cabinet

Less than two weeks after his party ousted him, Cabinet ministers held a £150-each whip-round and bought the Prime Minister a six-volume first edition set of Winston Churchill's books on war

Daily Mirror

4 contenders battle in bitter race to replace Boris Johnson

The fractious race to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister has narrowed, with four candidates battling for two spots in a run-off vote by members of the governing Conservative Party

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Boris Johnson removes whip – and leadership vote – from Penny Mordaunt backer

The Tory whips’ office said action was taken against Tobias Ellwood after he failed to support the Government in a confidence vote.

The Independent UK

Race to Replace UK’s Boris Johnson Heats up as End in Sight

The race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a divisive leadership contest that is splitting the governing Conservative Party. Since Johnson said he would resign earlier this month after his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rishi may be on the rise, but this infighting could be terminal for the Tories

Twice yesterday the full gravity of the predicament facing the Conservative Party became compellingly clear. First, Boris Johnson, in a speech of epic bluster and bombast supporting the Government’s vote of confidence in itself, resorted to the rhetoric of Donald Trump and his supporters at their most wretchedly deluded.

Evening Standard

Race to replace UK's Boris Johnson heats up as end in sight

Reuters

Johnson defends his leadership at final Cabinet meeting

The Prime Minister highlighted efforts to protect the economy during the pandemic, measures to help the cost of living and his commitment to net zero.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson strips Tory whip from one of his biggest critics over confidence vote

Tobias Ellwood has lost the whip in an act from the vengeful Prime Minister - meaning the senior moderate can no longer vote in today's crucial Tory leadership ballot

Daily Mirror

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

Candidates for next prime minister reduced to three ahead of final MPs’ vote on Wednesday

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Truss targets Mordaunt with pledge to raise UK defence spending

Foreign secretary says she would up defence budget to 3% of GDP by 2030 and rethink size of armed forces

The Independent UK

Tory leadership race: When will final two candidates be revealed?

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt appear to be leading the field but race is growing tighter

The Independent UK

Liz Truss makes defence spending commitment as she seeks Tom Tugendhat’s votes

Tory MPs will hold the penultimate vote for the leadership on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

The Tory leadership candidates’ voting records from Brexit to LGBT rights

While most have voted in line with the Conservative whip, we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

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Evening Standard

Conservative leadership race: Battle for the heart of Tory Right between Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch

A battle for the heart of the Tory Right erupted on Tuesday as Liz Truss sought to see off a challenge from Kemi Badenoch and overtake Penny Mordaunt to make the shortlist to be the next Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch: Who is Britain’s new international trade secretary?

‘Anti-woke’ Tory favourite made an impression during party leadership debates

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become Prime Minister?

Social media savvy ‘human hand grenade’ seen as continuity candidate and faces uphill battle to displace favourites Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

The Independent UK

Mordaunt, Truss and Badenoch battle to face Sunak in Tory leadership run-off

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has consolidated his status as frontrunner in the parliamentary stage of the contest.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

Conservative leadership election: how the hopefuls stack up against former prime ministers in terms of experience

It is generally assumed that the best candidates for the job of prime minister are people who have considerable experience of top-level politics. Ideally, this experience would involve having served in the cabinet and in particular, having occupied one of the “great offices of state” – chancellor of the exchequer,…

Daily Mirror

Real wages suffer worse plummet on record as cost of living crisis hammers UK

UK workers are suffering 'the worst pay squeeze in modern history' after regular wages plunged 2.8% compared to inflation - outstripping the last financial crash

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