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Factbox-Now UK's Boris Johnson has quit, who might replace him?

Five candidates are left in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister.

Reuters

UK leader hopefuls battle for support as nominations close

Contenders to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are racing to clear their first hurdle: amassing enough support from colleagues to make the Conservative Party leadership ballot

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

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Who will replace Boris Johnson? Latest odds for the next Prime Minister

Penny Mordaunt emerges as suprise favourite with bookmaker

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's successor is set to be announced on September 5. So what happens until then?

Britain's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, with the first votes coming this week to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded contest to replace Boris Johnson.

ABC News

Ex-finance minister Sunak vows to tackle inflation in pitch to be UK PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will set out his stall to be Britain's next prime minister on Tuesday, vowing to tackle soaring inflation before joining his Conservative Party rivals in promising tax cuts.

Reuters

Tories plan to narrow race with tougher rules for prime minister candidates

LONDON — The UK Conservative Party is planning to narrow down a wide field of contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister by requiring candidates to have the initial support of 20 Tory MPs.

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New Prime Minister to be announced on September 5

Sir Graham Brady, Altrincham and Sale West MP who chairs the 1922 committee, announced the schedule this evening.

Manchester Evening News

Moray Council leader ‘steps aside’ from Conservative Party over ‘poor behaviour’

Councillor Neil McLennan has stepped aside from the Conservatives over poor behaviour in the party and will sit as an independent.

The Independent UK

UK PM Johnson's replacement to be announced on Sept 5 - Conservative party

The Conservative Party will announce the replacement for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sept. 5 following a vote among party members under rules agreed by the party's officials on Monday.

Reuters

Falkirk councillor backs Badenoch for PM and says Boris 'correct to resign'

Falkirk North councillor James Bundy says the Conservative party needs "fresh ideas and personalities"

Daily Record

Sajid Javid dodges questions over previous tax affairs at campaign launch

Sajid Javid declined repeatedly to get into specifics about where he has previously paid tax.

The Independent UK

Tories row over ‘fantasy tax cuts’, as Javid strikes out at ‘poisonous’ battle

Conservatives vying to replace Boris Johnson have engaged in a bidding war of proposals to win support.

The Independent UK

Who is Penny Mordaunt and what is the Leader of the House of Commons' voting history?

Penny Mordaunt is currently the Leader of the House of the Commons but has previously been in competition for Tory leadership

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Suella Braverman: I’ll cut spending by tackling waste and ‘stubborn’ shirkers

Suella Braverman promised to cut taxes and reduce government spending as part of her Tory leadership pitch

The Independent UK

Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up

Conservative MP Chris Skidmore warns his party has ‘two weeks’ to save the target.

Bristol Post

Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore rules himself out of Conservative party leadership race

Eleven candidates have put themselves forward but he won't be one of them

Reuters

Analysis-Tax-cut talk in UK leadership race adds to inflation angst

Promises of tax cuts from candidates to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose another inflationary risk which could pressure the Bank of England to raise interest rates more aggressively, cancelling out any potential boost to the economy.

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Evening Standard

We now have clear proof that this Tory party is intellectually exhausted

Five days into the contest, the candidates to be the next Conservative prime minister have already offered £235 billion in tax cuts. None of them have begun to suggest how they would pay for them. Yet on they go, blithely playing to the gallery of Tory members, making promises that…

Wales Online

When will the next Prime Minister be known?

The Conservative Party has to elect a new leader

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

Johnson decides against backing candidate in Tory leadership race

The Prime Minister suggested his support would be damaging.

Daily Mirror

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

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