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The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Former finance minister Sunak cements lead in race to be Britain's PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson.

Reuters

Truss to set out plans to level up in a ‘Conservative way’ in leadership bid - OLD

The Foreign Secretary’s backers have attacked rival Rishi Sunak’s ‘economically damaging’ policies.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss criticised for saying her Leeds school ‘let down’ children

Local MP and councillor angered by comments about Roundhay school, rated ‘satisfactory’ when foreign secretary attended

The Guardian - UK

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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 Guardian - 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.

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 Independent UK

U.K.'s Conservative leader contenders pitch themselves as next Margaret Thatcher

They want to be Thatcher, but then again Johnson wanted to be Churchill.

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Key dates in the Conservative leadership contest

It is expected that the field of candidates will be whittled down to two in time for the start of MPs’ summer holidays.

The Independent UK

Fainting room only at Penny Mordaunt’s swelteringly dull leadership launch

Her eyes welled up as if to make it clear she agreed with herself – and was profoundly moved by what she was saying

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership race: MPs whittle candidates down from eight to six

The Prime Minister is set to step down on September 6.

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries claims ‘coup’ brought down Boris Johnson

The Culture Secretary has been a staunch supporter of the outgoing Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Tories face calls to reinstate aid budget on anniversary of ‘cruel’ cuts

The UK Government's “reckless” cuts to international aid have faced fresh criticism one year on from almost £4 billion being slashed from the…

The National (Scotland)

Tory leadership race: Who is still in the contest to be the next prime minister?

The first round of voting has taken place to decide who replaces Boris Johnson as the next Tory leader and prime minister

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The Independent UK

Tory leadership: All the MPs still in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader

Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

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 National (Scotland)

UK Government ‘did not listen’ on Brexit’s harm to food and farming

The UK Government failed to heed warnings over the damage Brexit would do to Scotland’s food and farming sectors, a minister has said

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Daily Mail out to stop ‘traitor’ Sunak as Tory rivals vie for press backing

Analysis: newspapers still hold great power, and pro-Johnson Mail has set out its ‘anyone but Rishi’ stall

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak wins first Tory leadership ballot but Penny Mordaunt has momentum

Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi are knocked out of race in first ballot of Tory MPs

The Independent UK

Tory leadership vote: The first round results in full

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

Manchester Evening News

Six Tory candidates left in leadership race after first ballot

Two MPs were eliminated from the contest after the first round of voting

Daily Record

Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi eliminated from Tory leadership race after first round of election

Candidates needed the backing for 30 Conservative MPs to get to the next round of the contest which is due to take place on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

6 Tory leadership candidates through first round with Hunt and Zahawi both out

In an evening of high drama at Westminster, Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt stormed into a strong second place alongside Rishi Sunak - but she could be replaced by Liz Truss on the final ballot if the right unite around her

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