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Votes being counted in second round of Tory leadership contest

Rishi Sunak topped the voting in the first round of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss launches leadership campaign by drawing on her Paisley roots

The wannabe Prime Minister referred to her time at West Primary when seeking to drum up support for her leadership bid this morning.

Daily Record

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?

Here is how the complex process is expected to play out

The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

Who Bristol region's Tory MPs are supporting for next PM in leadership contest

They are supporting a variety of candidates

Bristol Post

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Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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

What are the latest odds for the Conservative leadership candidates?

Everything you need to know about the odds on the Tory leadership hopefuls

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Now Tory hopefuls fight to be ‘heir to Margaret Thatcher’

Big guns trade blows on day of first crunch vote in Tory leadership contest

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