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UK leader candidate decries 'mudslinging' as race gets nasty

A leading contender to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused opponents of “mudslinging” as the Conservative Party contest turns nasty

The Independent UK

Who the North East's Tory MPs and councillors are backing to be the next Prime Minister

The field of candidates to take over in Downing Street is set to be whittled down to a final two next week

Chronicle Live

No 10 unable to say if Boris Johnson will join heatwave meeting as PM ‘prepares for Chequers party’

Questions about prime minister’s participation in government

The Independent UK

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The first week of the Tory leadership contest, in graphs

It has been a busy week in politics - read our interactive overview on the state of the Tory leadership contest and what it tells us

The National (Scotland)

Humour, armies, and cats: Tories tell 'biggest weaknesses' at leadership hustings

RISHI Sunak thinks his biggest weakness is working too hard, while Liz Truss says hers is being too enthusiastic.

The National (Scotland)

No joke! Edinburgh festival satirists race to keep up with events

Dramatic resignation of Boris Johnson and subsequent leadership race prove a challenge for standup comedians

The Guardian - UK

Queen may be forced to cut short annual holiday because of Boris Johnson

The Conservative party will be announcing their next leader and new Prime Minister on September 5, which clashes with the Queen's yearly trip to her beloved Balmoral estate

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Factbox-Views of frontrunners to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with five candidates still in the running for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

Reuters

Tory leadership contender Liz Truss announces she would axe planned hike in corporation tax

Scrapping planned hike could cost around £16 billion

The Independent UK

Shameless bosses who keep staff tips to finally be stopped after 6-year Tory delay

It is estimated that waiting staff miss out on £2,000 a year in tips, with the problem getting worse during the Covid crisis because of the move to a cashless society

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak red-faced at Tory leadership hustings after schoolboy error

THE mistake came despite all the preparation Rishi Sunak has put into his campaign ...

The National (Scotland)

Who is Kemi Badenoch? The Tory MP in the running to become Prime Minister

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat are the other names still in the running.

Daily Record

Vicious Tory leadership spat as Boris Johnson 'backs anyone but Rishi' and MP in sweary swipe

As fresh claims emerged about Boris Johnson and Lord Frost attacked surprise favourite Penny Mordaunt. Ms Mordaunt hit back saying 'people are gong to try and stop me' - and a backer of Rishi Sunak said he doesn't 'give a flying xxxx' what Lord Frost says

Daily Mirror

Number 10 won't say if Boris Johnson will join emergency heatwave talks this weekend

DOWNING Street won’t say if Boris Johnson will be attending talks on preparing for the heatwave as he works from Chequers over the weekend.

The National (Scotland)

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Evening Standard

No10 stalls on demands to hand over ‘partygate’ documents

He has said he will remain as caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader of the Tory party is chosen by September 5

The Independent UK

Italy enters into political uncertainty after 5-Stars balk

Italy is entering five days of political and financial uncertainty after the 5-Star Movement sparked a government crisis by withholding support on a government-sponsored bill

Reuters

UK parliamentary committee requests documents for investigation into PM Johnson

A committee of lawmakers has requested diaries, emails, photos and mobile phone messages from Boris Johnson's office as part of an inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament over COVID-19 lockdown-breaking events in Downing Street.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson ordered to hand over partygate documents to MPs

The Commons Privileges Committee wants to see WhatApps and other pieces of evidence from the Prime Minister.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Deeply worrying’: fears for UK’s net zero goal under new Tory leader

Climate experts, business leaders and senior Tories stress need to protect policy, as several candidates express scepticism

Daily Mirror

50 ways the Tories have clobbered British workers over 12 years in power

12 years of Tory rule have also shredded the safety nets on which people used to rely. At the same time they have turned the screws on the unions and failed to deliver on their promises to improve employment rights. Here's 50 reasons the patience of workers has finally snapped

The Conversation

Conservative leadership election: why a run-off between Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak is unlikely

A second round of voting among Conservative MPs has whittled the candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson as leader down to five. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, finished top with the votes of 101 Tory MPs, Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, was second with 81, and the…

Evening Standard

Emily Sheffield: Penny Mordaunt may be making waves, but I’d rather go with what I know

Like many in the last week, I’ve been scrambling around looking for the real Penny Mordaunt. Not the Penny Mordaunt this surprise leading contender wants to present to us, but the woman she may want to hide.

The Guardian - UK

MPs demand WhatsApps and other Partygate evidence from No 10

Privileges committee to visit Downing Street in investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled parliament

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Adrenaline junkie’ Boris Johnson can’t resist the spotlight

Simon Callow on Johnson’s flawed act / Yungblud slams rock as ‘pretentious’ / Miles Nazaire lays bare heatwave tricks

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson memoir could earn him ‘north of £1m’

Insiders say outgoing prime minister unlikely to write about personal life but book deal possible this autumn

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