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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.

Al Jazeera

Jeremy Hunt to appoint Esther McVey as deputy PM if he becomes leader

Esther McVey said the pair “are not soulmates” but she will back Jeremy Hunt

Evening Standard

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

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

The Independent UK

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Penny Mordaunt accused of ‘throwing trans people under the bus’ after hitting back at critics

MP explained what she believes makes someone ‘biologically’ a woman in Twitter thread - but now faces criticism from all sides

The Independent UK

Voters more interested in ‘bread and butter issues’ than trans debate – Shapps

A number of Tory leadership hopefuls have outlined their stance on LGBT issues.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership hopefuls speak candidly about defending PM from scandal

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed one of the Prime Minister’s flaws was that he was “almost too loyal”.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps comments on Andrea Jenkyns swearing at crowd

Tory leadership hopeful Grant Shapps has spoken out after a newly-appointed education minister swore at a crowd outside Downing Street.

Evening Standard

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Bitter Tory economy row with nine PM contenders split over tax cuts - what each will do

There are mounting fears that the cost-of-living crisis could tip the UK into recession, as defined by two quarters in a row of falling output, as rocketing inflation sees households and businesses rein in spending...

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt edits leadership campaign video after complaints

Paralympian Jonnie Peacock had publicly asked to be removed from video, which also originally featured Oscar Pistorius

The Guardian - UK

Penny Mordaunt joins Tory leadership fray as candidates pledge tax cuts

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

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt to pick Esther McVey as deputy PM if he becomes Tory leader

Former foreign and health secretary attempts to broaden his appeal through alliance with McVey

The Guardian - UK

Penny Mordaunt launches bid as nine candidates now confirmed in Tory leadership race

The Portsmouth North MP and international trade minister announced her bid for the leadership on Sunday morning following Boris Johnson's resignation earlier this week.

Daily Record

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.

Reuters

Penny Mordaunt announces bid to become next Prime Minister

CONSERVATIVE MP Penny Mordaunt has announced she is standing to become the next party leader and prime minister.

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news: Penny Mordaunt joins ‘unpredicatable’ Tory leadership race

Brexit and tax cuts among issues at forefront of ‘unpredicatable’ contest

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss and Rehman Chishti join race to be next PM – UK politics as it happened

Foreign secretary and newly-appointed Foreign Office minister reveal bids to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader

The Independent UK

Eight Tories vie for leadership in contest for Johnson’s successor

Former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid both pledged to slash corporation tax in their bids.

The National (Scotland)

Hostility to ‘treacherous’ Rishi Sunak grows as big names launch Tory leadership campaigns

THE prospect of bitter infighting during the Tory leadership race began to emerge yesterday, with MPs taking sides and sources briefing against…

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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'

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid both pledge to slash tax as they announce separate bids for Number 10

Former health secretaries Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid have both pledged to slash corporation tax as they announced separate bids for the Tory leadership

Daily Mirror

Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt become latest MPs to launch Tory leadership bids

It comes as a number of Tories throw their hat in the ring, including Nadim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps, while defence secretary Ben Wallace ruled himself out earlier

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson accused of trying to derail Rishi Sunak’s bid to be next PM

Senior Tories say the former chancellor is the main focus of the ousted leader’s anger as bitter infighting breaks out

The Independent UK

Zahawi pledges tax cuts and ‘best education possible’ as Tory leader

The newly-appointed Chancellor argued Britons must be trusted ‘to do what is best for themselves’ as he launched his campaign for the top job.

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps appears to take swipe at Rishi Sunak as he launches leadership bid

The Transport Secretary said he was glad he had not criticised Boris Johnson ‘while being happy to benefit from his patronage’.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss, Nadhim Zahawi and Grant Shapps join race to be next Tory leader

Cabinet trio add names to increasingly crowded field of candidates to replace Boris Johnson

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