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UK's Sunak criticised for claiming he diverted funds from deprived areas

Rishi Sunak, trailing in the two-horse race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, faced criticism on Friday for saying he had previously instigated policy changes to divert funding away from deprived urban areas.

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Rishi Sunak tells Tories he's taken money from ‘deprived' areas to help wealthy towns in leaked video

'We inherited a bunch of formulas from Labour that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone'

Manchester Evening News

Tory leadership: What happens next in Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak contest?

Final two vying to be PM making their case to Conservative Party membership

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Liz Truss to set out economic plans to finance sector in bid to lead Britain

Liz Truss, front-runner to be Britain's next prime minister, will set out her economic plans to finance sector officials on Friday, including scrapping legacy EU laws by the end of 2023.Foreign Minister Truss is up against former finance minister Rishi Sunak to win the votes of 200,000 members of the…

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Sunak and Truss clash over recession warning in debate

British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over the future of the economy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday as the two contenders to be Britain's next prime minister debated the Bank of England's warnings of a long recession.

Reuters

Andrew Bailey hits back at claims Bank of England too slow to raise interest rate

The shocking assessment of the economy has reset the backdrop for the Conservative leadership contest

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak attacks Liz Truss' tax cut plans ahead of debate

The Tory leadership hopefuls are set to battle it out in a live TV debate on Thursday

Liverpool Echo

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Boris Johnson 'should stay on as PM after Tory cybersecurity scare' says peer

Lord Cruddas of Shoreditch, whose campaign for the shamed PM to be on the ballot has been backed by more than 14,000 Tory members, says Mr Johnson's resignation should be rejected while the issues are resolved

Daily Mirror

Truss ‘not taking anything for granted’ after extending poll lead over Sunak

But the Foreign Secretary continues to face questions over her U-turn on an £8.8 billion policy.

The Independent UK

Stormont recall: Here is what MLAs would have discussed had the Assembly been restored

The DUP continued to block the election of a Speaker, meaning no further business can be debated

Belfast Live

UK leadership election rules changed over security fears

Britain’s governing Conservative Party has delayed sending out ballots for the party’s leadership election after a warning from the intelligence services about the risk of fraud

The Independent UK

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says he cannot set out timetable for return to Stormont

He dismissed a move by the SDLP to recall the Assembly and attempt to elect a Speaker as a "stunt"

Belfast Live

Who is winning the Tory leadership race?

The next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister will be announced in a little over a month, so who is coming out on top at this stage of the contest?

Liverpool Echo

Tory Party leadership ballots delayed over hacking concerns

The UK’s cyber security authority advised the Party due to an alleged vulnerability in the voting process

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UK Conservative Party enhance security around ballot for leadership

Britain's ruling Conservative Party said on Wednesday it had enhanced security around the ballot process to decide its next leader, who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.

The National (Scotland)

Labour lead falls as Tories make up lost ground, Westminster polling shows

THE latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll shows there is just a one percentage point difference between support for the Labour and Conservative…

The National (Scotland)

Tories delay sending out leadership ballots on 'cyber security advice'

THE Conservative Party has delayed sending out ballot papers for the leadership election over security concerns.

Daily Record

Liz Truss extends lead over Rishi Sunak in polls as voting 'delayed' after spies warn of cyber attack

A YouGov poll puts Liz Truss well ahead of Sunak in support from party members, with her lead increasing to 34 points.

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The Independent UK

Conservative Party delays sending out leadership ballots on security advice

It is understood there was no specific threat from a hostile state and concerns were instead raised over the vulnerability of the voting process.

Evening Standard

Tory leadership vote ‘delayed after hacking alert’ as Liz Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said

The Independent UK

Ballots ‘delay’ gives Sunak time before votes cast as Truss pulls ahead in poll

Delays to ballots are not expected to change the contest’s end date, a Conservative MP said.

Daily Mirror

Conservative leadership voting 'delayed' after GCHQ spies warn of cyber attack

UK intelligence services at GCHQ have warned of cyber attacks leading to a reported delay in voting by Conservative members to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

The Independent UK

Voting in Tory leadership contest delayed after GCHQ hacking warning

About 160,000 members of the Conservative Party will also no longer be allowed to change their votes

Reuters

Britain's Conservative Party voting for the next PM delayed after hacking alert - The Telegraph

Voting by Britain's Conservative Party members for the next prime minister has been delayed after the GCHQ spy service warned that cyber hackers could change people’s ballots, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

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UK's Liz Truss has 34 point lead over Sunak - YouGov/Times poll

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has a 34 point lead over former finance minister Rishi Sunak among the Conservative Party members who will decide Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for The Times newspaper showed on Tuesday.

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