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Green Tories fear next party leader could ditch net zero strategy

Backbenchers concerned leadership candidates will abandon climate pledges to win support of climate-sceptic MPs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

‘Boris was stabbed in the back’: voters in Tory heartland Spalding defend PM

In true blue constituency in the heart of the fens, residents give Johnson credit for Brexit and stance on war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Boris Johnson's exit unlikely to impact India-U.K. FTA talks

In April, PM Modi and his then U.K. counterpart, Boris Johnson, had set the deadline for Diwali for the negotiating teams to conclude the FTA talks

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2022

Grant Shapps unveils bid to become Conservative leader with swipe at ‘plotting’ rivals

Grant Shapps has ruled out a general election and said he would pursue an emergency budget

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Jul 9, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2022

Tory Education Minister Andrea Jenkyns defends giving voters the finger after PM quit

Andrea Jenkyns, a staunch ally of Boris Johnson, made the gesture towards a group of people gathered at the gates of Downing Street as the PM made his resignation speech

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

Minister who made rude gesture says ‘I had reached the end of my tether’

Andrea Jenkyns said she stood up to a ‘baying mob’ outside Downing Street after being subject to ‘huge amounts of abuse’ over the years.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

More Tories declare loyalties as Wallace rules himself out of leadership race

Ministers past and present have so far thrown their hats into the ring.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022