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Thursday briefing: Sunak leads and Mordaunt is surging – but what do the numbers tell us?

In today’s newsletter: Private backroom deals done could swing the Tory leadership contest. But what if there was a way to predict who MPs will back before even they decide?

The Guardian - UK

Who is backing whom? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain

More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.

The Independent UK

Anti-EU campaigner Farage says only Braverman will 'complete Brexit'

Leading anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage said on Wednesday Attorney General Suella Braverman was the only one of the remaining six candidates for British prime minister who would "complete Brexit".

Reuters

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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

Rishi Sunak proposed holding indyref2 after Brexit, unearthed comments reveal

*We are resharing this piece from our archives as Rishi Sunak looks set to be the next PM. First published July 13, 2022*

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

Evening Standard

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

The National (Scotland)

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Who is still in the race to be the UK’s 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.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s biggest clashes at PMQs as Tory leader heads for the exit

Mr Johnson had some fierce clashes with the opposition at Prime Minister’s Questions during his tenure

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson's ignominious end: the difference between 'big tent' politics and personalised populism

Following an excruciating few days when many of his colleagues left his cabinet over yet another scandal, Boris Johnson finally resigned on July 7 as leader of the Conservative party. As the UK is a parliamentary democracy, he continues as caretaker prime minister while the contest that will produce his…

The Conversation

Boris Johnson’s biggest clashes at PMQs

Mr Johnson had some fierce clashes with the opposition at Prime Minister’s Questions during his tenure.

The Independent UK

Who is backing who? 180 Tory MPs pledge their vote in leadership contest

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way as the first round of the vote looms.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: Hardline Brexiteers split over which candidate to back

Top MPs in the European Research Group at odds over Liz Truss and Sue Braverman

The Independent UK

Economy Minister Vaughan Gething on tourism taxes, holiday home rules and Brexit

The minister was in North Wales and defended moves to add taxes and rules on the tourism sector

Birmingham Post

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The Independent UK

Who is backing who in leadership race as Tory MPs prepare to vote

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way.

The Guardian - UK

Bitter split in Tory right may bolster leadership chances of Penny Mordaunt

Brexiter trade minister stands to benefit from having friends across party as right wing falls into disarray

The Independent UK

The race to No 10: Who has cleared the first hurdle?

Here are the candidates left in the race to succeed Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: What are the candidates’ voting records? From Brexit to LGBT rights

While most have voted in line with the Tory whip we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

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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

Daily Mirror

Foreign owners hold £45bn worth of property in London alone

Nearly a quarter of a million homes are owned by overseas buyers, suggesting that Brexit has not led to a massive exodus of foreign homeowners

The Independent UK

Who is backing who? Eight candidates in leadership race as Javid pulls out

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way

Reuters

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

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 candidates so far putting themselves forward for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

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.

The Guardian - UK

The Tory green consensus is breaking – this leadership contest could spell the end of net zero

The party’s climate-sceptic right wing is succeeding in its campaign to push candidates away from climate pledges, says Guardian environment reporter Helena Horton

Daily Mirror

Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries back 'proper Conservative' Truss with Sunak dig

Mr Rees-Mogg branded Foreign Secretary Ms Truss a "proper Conservative", while Ms Dorries said: "I'm very aware that she's probably a stronger Brexiteer than both of us.

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