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UK leadership candidate Truss leads rival Sunak by 24 points - poll

British leadership candidate Liz Truss held a 24 point lead over her rival Rishi Sunak in a YouGov poll of Conservative Party Members published on Thursday.

Reuters

Change of UK leader could herald 'new start' in Brussels-London relationship, says Simon Coveney

'We hope that the new prime minister won’t pursue a strategy of breaking international law and breaking their word to Ireland and the EU'

Irish Mirror

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have very different visions, but one key similarity

It can be hard sometimes to look past the personality quirks of the final two candidates to be Conservative Party leader and prime minister.

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Analysis-Race for Downing Street drives tax policy split into UK Conservatives

Differences over how to revive Britain's slow-growth, high-inflation economy could hardly be starker within the ruling Conservative Party as the two remaining contenders to become its new leader, and thereby prime minister, clash over tax.

Reuters

TV debates ‘could sway Tory leadership contest more than newspapers’

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are battling it out to be named the next prime minister.

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt hits back at ‘lazy’ jibes from boss Anne-Marie Trevelyan

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan was among those to use the Tory leadership contest to criticise Ms Mordaunt

The Independent UK

Falkirk councillor backs Rishi Sunak to be next Prime Minister

Councillor James Bundy hopes Kemi Badenoch will be given a prominent role in government, and said of the two remaining candidates the former chancellor was likely to get his vote.

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Penny Mordaunt mocks criticism of her work ethic as she returns to the Commons

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan was among those to use the Tory leadership contest to criticise Ms Mordaunt.

The Independent UK

Change of PM could herald ‘new start’ in Brussels-London relationship

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said he does not have a preference between Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership contest.

The Independent UK

2 contenders battle for Conservative votes in UK leader race

The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader

The Independent UK

MPs and ordinary voters no longer have a say in who becomes Britain's next PM. Here's what happens next

Only a small section of the British public will decide who gets to lead the country following Boris Johnson's resignation. So who are they and who will they vote for?

ABC News

Paddy Pimblett hits out at Prime Minister hopeful Rishi Sunak over cost-of-living crisis

Pimblett is not been impressed by Sunak entering the race to become prime minister and leader of the Tories, pointing the blame at him for the cost-of-living crisis

Daily Mirror

Leadership race 'showed depth of talent' in Tory Party, Douglas Ross says

THE Tory leadership race has shown the “strength and depth of talent” in the Conservative Party, Douglas Ross has said.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss: How will the Tories select a winner?

Conservative Party members will now vote for the person they want to become the next prime minister.

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The Independent UK

Douglas Ross will ‘work with whoever’ becomes next prime minister

Douglas Ross has not backed either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss in the race for Number 10.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss, a Margaret Thatcher Fan at UK’s Diplomatic Helm

Fans of Liz Truss think she is the new Iron Lady. Britain’s foreign secretary is one of the two final contenders to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Some 180,000 party members will be asked to choose either Truss or former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rishi Sunak, Heir Apparent Who Ran Afoul of Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak was seen as Boris Johnson’s natural heir, until he turned on the prime minister who put him in charge of Britain’s economy. The former Treasury chief, who quit earlier this month after questioning Johnson’s competence and ethics, is one of the two final contenders to replace Johnson as…

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Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss through to final round of UK PM race

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss the final two candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's PM

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will put their cases forward to the Conservative Party's 180,000 members who will vote to decide who becomes the new leader on September 5.

Manchester Evening News

How many Conservative Party members are there who will vote for next Prime Minister?

The race to be the next Prime Minister is down to the final two and is set to be decided by a vote amongst Conservative Party members

Chronicle Live

Sunak v Truss to be PM - what happens next in Tory leadership election?

The winner is set to be announced on September 5

Leeds Live

Former Leeds schoolgirl Liz Truss a step closer to becoming PM

The Foreign Secretary made it into the final two in the Tory Party leadership election alongside Richmond MP Rishi Sunak

Reuters

Factbox-Policy views of final two candidates in race to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister was on Wednesday reduced to the final two candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who will go forward for a summer of campaigning to win over the around 200,000 Conservative Party members who make the final decision.

The National (Scotland)

BBC 'breaching own impartiality rules with focus on Conservatives' views'

THE BBC is accused of breaching its own impartiality rules after scheduling “what is effectively an hour-long party political broadcast to…

Reuters

In final two, Britain's foreign minister Liz Truss burnishes her tough image

If it's not the pictures of her standing atop a tank in a nod to Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher, it's the meme-defining moment when she vented her anger over cheese imports into Britain that made Liz Truss something of a household name.

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