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Rule change makes it harder for Tories to ditch leader

The chairman of the 1922 Committee, Bob Blackman, said he expected the rule change to mean there were no ‘problems in that regard ever’.

The Independent UK

Tories shocked at Cleverly exit while Labour MP says Badenoch-Jenrick contest is a ‘gift’ – as it happened

Audible gasps as apparent frontrunner is eliminated while political rivals are gleeful

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer set for second term in No10 if Tories can't start winning again in London, warns Bob Blackman MP

Bob Blackman, chairman of 1922 Committee of Backbench Tory MPs, also wants a ‘London Conservative brand’

Evening Standard

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James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race

Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbiting

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi compares Tory infighting in government to Game of Thrones

The former chancellor said members of his party still ‘want to tear chunks out of one another’

The Independent UK

Tory party installs ‘yellow card’ system to prevent in-fighting as six leadership candidates confirmed

Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel, Robert Jenrick, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have all received the 10 nominations necessary to enter the race

The Independent UK

'Yellow card' warning system in place for Tory leader contest after constant blue on blue 'backbiting'

There will be a system of strict discipline in place after previous contests descended into name calling and vicious briefings

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Tories will pick new leader in November after agreeing extended timetable

Four MPs will be shortlisted before party conference, with Badenoch, Cleverly, Tugendhat and Patel current favourites

The Guardian - UK

New leader of backbench Tory MPs holds the party’s future in his hands

Bob Blackman, picked as the 1922 Committee chair, will play a major role in shaping the contest to replace Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Braverman hits back at Badenoch over ‘public breakdown’ comments

Ex-home secretary blames leadership rival and rest of the cabinet for letting Sunak take the party to electoral disaster

The Guardian - UK

Tories must not descend into ‘bitter infighting’, says James Cleverly

Shadow home secretary calls for unity in opposition, after comments from Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch

The Guardian - UK

Furious Tory MPs claim plot to stitch up leadership contest after 1922 vote controversy

Election of Bob Blackman ignites Tory civil war over fears race to replace Rishi Sunak is being manipulated

The Independent UK

London MP Bob Blackman elected powerful chairman of 1922 Committee of Backbench Tory MPs

The election was marred by controversy after some MPs arrived too late to take part due to confusion over timings

Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Harrow East?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

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The Independent UK

Labour expected to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as 550 parliamentarians demand action

Ahead of the dissolution of Parliament 550 MPs and peers from across parties have demanded a dramatic change in foreign policy with Iran

The Guardian - UK

Braverman plan to criminalise rough sleeping dropped after Tory criticism

Proposal, condemned by homelessness charities as dehumanising, had provoked threats of revolt among MPs

The Guardian - UK

Tory rebels plan to decriminalise rough sleeping by repealing 200-year-old law

Group working with Labour and Lib Dem MPs oppose government’s move to introduce harsher measures

The Guardian - UK

Almost a third of Tory MPs trying to weaken tenant protection bill are landlords

Analysis shows 14 landlord MPs are among the 47 backbenchers who have signed amendments to bill

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‘Caused great disharmony’: UK conservative MP slams BBC’s ‘biased’ coverage of Ram Mandir

UK conservative MP Bob Blackman has raised concerns over alleged “biased reporting” on the Ram temple by state broadcaster BBC.

Evening Standard

All the MPs rebelling over Sunak's Rwanda bill as two senior Tories quit

Here are all the MPs that backed amendments to Sunak's Rwanda Bill

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan slams Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement as ‘deeply anti-London’

Minister for London Greg Hands MP argued there was 'help for the least well off right the way across this Autumn Statement'

The Guardian - UK

Fury as Braverman depicts homelessness as a ‘lifestyle choice’

Senior Conservative says home secretary should not discuss complex issue in such terms and advised her to use ‘wiser’ language

Evening Standard

Tory MP opposes plan to build 4,000 homes on site of Edgware car park

Bob Blackman has launched a petition and called the plans, which are not in his constituency, an ‘utter disgrace’

The Independent UK

Empty council offices could provide 20,000 new homes, say MPs

MPs called for the Government to adopt new standards to ensure homes were fit to live in.

Evening Standard

The Ashes: Rishi Sunak backs Ben Stokes in full-blown bust-up with Aussies over Bairstow dismissal

‘The PM agrees with Ben Stokes when he said he simply wouldn’t want to win a game in the manner Australia did,’ says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman

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