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Contenders vying to succeed Johnson as next UK leader

A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister

The Independent UK

Factbox: The views of the frontrunners to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 candidates so far putting themselves forward for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

Reuters

Who is Sajid Javid and what has he said about Scotland?

FORMER health secretary Sajid Javid is currently 1 of eleven names vying to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.

The National (Scotland)

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Johnson decides against backing candidate in Tory leadership race

The Prime Minister suggested his support would be damaging.

The Independent UK

Who is backing who in Tory leadership race? Full list and how to search your MP

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are the prime candidates slugging it out for the final two slots to be the next Conservative leader. Search for who your MP is supporting here

Daily Mirror

Leadership race means ‘two weeks to save net zero’, Tory MPs warn

Chris Skidmore is leading calls for leadership hopefuls to commit to meeting the UK’s net zero targets.

The Independent UK

Who will replace Boris Johnson? Latest odds for the next prime minister

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt are emerging as favourites with bookmaker

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss enters Tory leadership race with pledge to cut taxes from 'day one'

FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss has formally launched her campaign to replace Boris Johnson, as rivals squabbled over promises of “fantasy tax cuts”.

The National (Scotland)

UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate

The Independent UK

Tory leadership contenders urged to ignore ‘siren voices’ pushing them to ditch net zero promises

Exclusive: MPs and peers alarmed at sceptics’ push to dismantle policies aimed at tackling climate change

The Independent UK

How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?

Here is how the complex process of a Tory leadership contest is expected to play out.

The Independent UK

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss launches Tory party leadership bid with promise to cut taxes

She promises to take ‘immediate action’ to tackle cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Merseyside's only Tory MP announces choice to replace Boris Johnson

Southport MP Damien Moore is hoping for a "clean start"

Liverpool Echo

Successors to Johnson Seek to Stand Out in Crowded UK Field

Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rushed to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field on Sunday as the governing Conservative Party was expected to set a tight timetable for the election. Candidates released slick campaign videos on social media and appeared on Sunday morning political talk shows…

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The Independent UK

Successors to Johnson seek to stand out in crowded UK field

Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are rushing to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field

Al Jazeera

UK Conservative candidates throw hats in ring to replace Johnson

At least 11 candidates have announced they will vie to be party’s new leader and prime minister after Johnson resigns.

The Independent UK

Conservative leadership candidates: What are their policies, beliefs and ideas?

Ten Conservatives have so far put themselves forward for the party’s top job.

Manchester Evening News

Family tragedy, racism and a high-flying City career: How Sajid Javid rose from a Rochdale terraced house to become a contender for the next Prime Minister

The former Health Secretary is among the favourites to replace Boris Johnson

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The UK defense minister rules himself out of the race to succeed Boris Johnson

Ben Wallace had been tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race — and to serve as the country's prime minister.

WEKU

UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race ruled himself out of the contest Saturday as contenders tried to get ahead.

Reuters

Candidates jostle to replace UK PM Johnson in packed race

The contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered pace on Sunday as five more candidates declared their intention to run, with many pledging lower taxes and a clean start from Johnson's scandal-ridden premiership.

The Guardian - UK

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

‘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 Hindu

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

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps appears to have dig at Rishi Sunak over 'loyalty' in leadership bid

Seeking to present himself as a candidate with a track record of loyalty, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he would not have started planning a campaign 'behind Boris Johnson's back'

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