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Ranked: Tory leadership candidates’ branding efforts from best to worst

From flag-waving videos to American-style slogans, the campaigns of the final five are rated by a PR expert

The Independent UK

Queen's relationship with her PMs - awkward apology and fury with Thatcher

With the Tory leadership contest well underway, the Queen will be soon welcoming in the 15th Prime Minister of her 70-year reign - and here we take a look at her bond with some of her former PMs

Daily Mirror

Who is Kemi Badenoch — the surprise insurgent gunning to be PM

From flipping burgers at McDonald’s to a meteoric rise through the Westminster ranks — does the culture warrior have what it takes to be the next PM?

Evening Standard

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Liz Truss launches leadership campaign by drawing on her Paisley roots

The wannabe Prime Minister referred to her time at West Primary when seeking to drum up support for her leadership bid this morning.

Daily Record

Londoner’s Diary: Theresa May says UK risks ‘sliding back’ on trans rights

Today’s Diary: May fears trans rights sliding back / Truss criticised for hostage deal / De Waal climing the walls / Cat cafe faces closure

Evening Standard

With tax cuts pledges galore, the Tories are out of touch with economic reality

Labour would never be allowed to get away with the fantastical rhetoric of these Conservative leadership contenders, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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

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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.

Axios

The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher has not been in power since 1990. In fact, she's been dead since 2013. But the former Conservative prime minister has been a regular presence in this week's contest to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's next leader.

Reuters

Boris Johnson boasts he's 'proud' and quits with 'head held high' in shameless PMQs

The Prime Minister showed no remorse for years of sleaze and scandal in a defiant PMQs session with Keir Starmer - and even suggested he could skip next week's final clash ever

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt says she 'has no willy' in bizarre Thatcher pitch for leadership

Penny Mordaunt, who polling suggests is the most popular candidate among grassroots members, quoted Margaret Thatcher as she referenced the divisive issue - and ruled out a snap General Election if she wins

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership election plunges into bitter spats and lurches right as MPs hold key vote

Right-wingers were splintering this morning between Liz Truss and 'woke warrior' Suella Braverman as policies tilted further to the right all the time - and TWO candidates quoted Margaret Thatcher

Daily Mirror

Scotland reacts to Rishi Sunak's pledge to 'run economy like Thatcher'

SCOTS have reacted in outrage after Tory leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak pledged to “run the economy like Margaret Thatcher”.

The National (Scotland)

Now Tory hopefuls fight to be ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’

Big guns trade blows on day of first crunch vote in Tory leadership contest

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

UK Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right

The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain's most diverse political leadership campaign

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak would run economy ‘like Margaret Thatcher’ and ‘cut taxes responsibly’

Former chancellor has set out his economic vision as detractors accuse his camp of ‘dirty tricks’

The Independent UK

Common sense Thatcherism needed for UK economy, says Sunak

The former chancellor told the Telegraph newspaper that his economic vision amounted to ‘common sense Thatcherism’.

France 24

Diverse list of contenders raises prospect of first non-white British PM

The list of contenders in the running to be the next UK prime minister is notably diverse – the result of years of work to promote ethnic minority talent within the conservative party. But would a black or Asian prime minister be a leap forward for racial equality in the…

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The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership rivals are swapping Boris Johnson’s illusions for their own

Instead of investing in public services, they propose tax cuts; instead of tackling the excesses of business, they promise a free for all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Reuters

Factbox-Now UK's Boris Johnson has quit, who might replace him?

Five candidates are left in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister.

Evening Standard

New Tory war over ‘fairytale tax cuts’

Tory candidates vowing to cut taxes have been told their promises have to add up

The Guardian - UK

Tax cut pledges by Tory leadership hopefuls ‘risk stoking inflation and inequality’

Economists and Conservative opponents say proposals would blow hole in public finances

Daily Record

Who is standing for Tory leader? All candidates confirmed to replace Boris Johnson

The leadership race gained momentum over the weekend, with opening gambits coming thick and fast from candidates across almost every wing of the party.

The Independent UK

Runners and riders – the full list of Tories fighting to replace Johnson as PM

There are now 11 candidates in the running for the top job as the Tory leadership race picks up momentum.

Daily Mirror

Multi-millionaire once lived in caravan with no electricity or water

Steve Morgan's millionaire lifestyle is world's away from the two paper rounds he cycled every morning before school while growing up in a caravan

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