Conservative MPs vote in second ballot as Mordaunt comes under fire from rivals Penny Mordaunt came under fire from allies of Liz Truss as the Tory leadership contest became increasingly bitter. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
30 questions Tory leadership candidates must answer as MPs hold crunch vote today Richard Murphy, esteemed political economist and a long-standing member of the Tax Justice Network, reveals the 30 questions the remaining Tory Leadership hopefuls need to answer Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022
Liz Truss says 'now is time' to 'deliver' despite being in Cabinet for 8 years The Foreign Secretary enjoys the support of a number of Boris Johnson's allies including Kwasi Kwarteng and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries. Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022
Loyalty to PM stopped me quitting, says Truss as she hails ‘record of delivery’ The Foreign Secretary said she is ready to be ‘prime minister from day one’. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Who is left in the Tory leadership race? All the MPs still in the running Contest to succeed prime minister likened by one Conservative politician to the classic cartoon Wacky Races The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Tory leadership: All the MPs still in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’ The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
How does a Tory Party leadership contest work? Here is how the complex process is expected to play out The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Another contender set for eviction from UK Conservative race Conservative lawmakers in Britain are set to knock another contender out of the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Penny Mordaunt: The navy reservist sailing ahead in the Tory leadership contest The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour could bring saltiness to the race to replace Johnson The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Tory councillor suspended after retweeting claim 'mosques are hiding secret arsenals' Councillor Alanna Vine, who represents Bramhall North, in Stockport, has been suspended and is under investigation after a string of highly controversial retweets Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022
Tory leadership: All the MPs still in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’ The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Who Bristol region's Tory MPs are supporting for next PM in leadership contest They are supporting a variety of candidates Bristol Post · Jul 13, 2022
Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in UK leadership contest Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the first round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, as two candidates were eliminated. Reuters · Jul 13, 2022
Penny Mordaunt: The navy reservist sailing ahead in the Tory leadership contest The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour could bring saltiness to the race to replace Johnson The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Reuters · Jul 13, 2022 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.
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022 What are the latest odds for the Conservative leadership candidates? Everything you need to know about the odds on the Tory leadership hopefuls
Reuters · Jul 13, 2022 Poll shows Penny Mordaunt would win runoff to become next UK PM British minister Penny Mordaunt would win a runoff to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister if she makes it to the final two candidates, a poll by Yougov showed on Wednesday.
Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022 Councillor suspended by Tories after retweeting claims mosques are 'hiding secret arsenals' Councillor Alanna Vine retweeted a number of posts, including a call for the UK to stop accepting refugees and someone claiming part of Manchester was 'like being in Somalia’
Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022 The Northern Agenda: 'We need a Minister for the North' Senior Tory's demand to leadership candidates as race to be the next PM hots up
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022 The Tories have left Labour in the dust on diversity Will posterity see Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister that paved the way for the first ever ethnic minority leader of this country?
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 UK Conservatives cast votes in 1st round of leadership race Conservative Party lawmakers in Britain are casting ballots in the first round of an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Bristol Post · Jul 13, 2022 Sajid Javid quits bid to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minster candidate list announced The MP, who was raised in Bristol, will not appear on the leadership ballot paper
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022 Now Tory hopefuls fight to be ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’ Big guns trade blows on day of first crunch vote in Tory leadership contest
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 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 · Jul 13, 2022 How does a Tory Party leadership contest work? Here is how the complex process of a Tory leadership contest is expected to play out.