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UK defence minister Wallace endorses Truss for PM

British defence secretary Ben Wallace has endorsed Liz Truss in the race to become prime minister, a fresh boost to the foreign secretary who is favoured to beat her rival Rishi Sunak.

Reuters

UK Rivals for PM Hold First Clash in Front of Tory Members

British Conservatives Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Thursday underwent their first grilling in front of party members as they wage a bitter duel to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The hustings in Leeds, northern England, was the opening bout of 12 nationwide events as the grassroots members elect a new…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tory leadership – live: Liz Truss backed by Ben Wallace, as Labour poll lead soars

Head-to-head in Leeds kickstarts 12 rounds of official hustings with Conservative members

The Independent UK

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Slovakia may consider giving Ukraine Russian-built warplanes

Slovakia's defense minister says his country may consider donating its Soviet-era warplanes to Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ministers warned over 91 deaths at firm bidding for £1.6bn MoD warship deal

Mumbai-based Larsen & Toubro, which describes itself as “India's premier infrastructure developer” has been accused of using “exploitative” labour standards.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s troops have critical shortage of ground-attack missiles, says UK

The Ministry of Defence said the shortage has forced Vladimir Putin’s troops to use air defence missiles which are not as effective

Evening Standard

UK to send more artillery guns and hundreds of drones to Ukraine

‘We will ensure Ukraine has the tools to defend their country from Putin’

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UK boosts arms supply to Ukraine with more anti-tank weapons

Britain will send scores of artillery guns and more than 1,600 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the latest supply of Western arms to help bolster the country's defence against Russia, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

Reuters

Britain to send fresh weaponry to Ukraine to fend off Putin’s invasion

The Ministry of Defence said the weaponry will bolster Ukraine’s ability to defend against Russia’s ‘indiscriminate’ use of artillery.

The Independent UK

Charles and Camilla meet veterans to mark 40th anniversary of Falklands war

The couple went on board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The Independent UK

UK armed forces introduce ban on use of sex workers abroad

Measure replaces patchwork of policies and, defence secretary says, reflects changing social attitudes

The Guardian - UK

Defence secretary appears unenthused by Liz Truss spending pledge

Ben Wallace says he wouldn’t be able to immediately spend extra cash promised by Tory leadership candidate

The Guardian - UK

BAE Systems to help create first flying combat air demonstrator in a generation

The project was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow by Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace

Birmingham Post

MoD considers review after Panorama’s SAS death squad claims

Inquiry not being ruled out after BBC reports on 54 allegedly suspicious killings by SAS unit in Afghanistan

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Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin is still aiming for Kyiv, so Tory hopefuls must show us their plan

In the epic heat of the Ukraine summer, the battle for Donbas — and maybe the outcome of the entire ground war this year — is at a pivotal stage. The Ukrainians have staged a tactical withdrawal from the last cities in Luhansk to “straighten the line”, establishing a narrower…

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.

WEKU

The UK defense minister rules himself out of the race to succeed Boris Johnson

Ben Wallace had been tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race — and to serve as the country's prime minister.

WEKU

UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race ruled himself out of the contest Saturday as contenders tried to get ahead.

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The Guardian - UK

After the coup, the contest that will expose faultlines in a fractured Conservative party

Rishi Sunak, the ex neighbour from No 11, is off to a strong start … but bad blood seems likely, whoever moves in at No 10

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid both pledge to slash tax as they announce separate bids for Number 10

Former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid have both pledged to slash corporation tax as they announced separate bids for the Tory leadership

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak rivals gang up on Tory frontrunner as Grant Shapps takes swipe at ‘plotter’

Transport secretary launches bid by defending PM and attacks those who ‘mobilised behind his back’

Chronicle Live

Who is favourite to be Prime Minister? The latest odds after Defence Secretary rules himself out

Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister after losing the confidence of the Tory party

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's ex claims he'll stand for next leader - but Tory rules say he can't

Boris Johnson previously said he will remain PM until the Tory party elected its new leader, but his ex's bombshell claims suggest he may have another trick up his sleeve

The Independent UK

UK defence minister rules himself out of leadership race

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race has ruled himself out of the contest

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak issues plea to Sajid Javid as bookies' favourite pulls out of Tory leadership race

The former Chancellor is now leading the polls to replace Boris, although Mr Javid could ruin his plans as the second most popular candidate

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