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Thursday briefing: The questions that will determine the next prime minister

In today’s newsletter: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will now face the Conservative membership – but is she the next Thatcher or is he the one to unite the party’s fractured support?

The Guardian - UK

Conservative leadership race: Big guns turn fire on Penny Mordaunt ahead of TV clash

The final five Tory candidates enter a war of words as the fight for votes gets nasty

Evening Standard

MPs to raise concerns over No 10 advisers with links to gambling industry

MPs write letter expressing fear that policy advisers may be opposing regulation of gambling industry

The Guardian - UK

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Campaigners in ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ t-shirts ‘harassed’ by Wimbledon security

The group said they had come to Wimbledon to “raise a bit of awareness” after the conversation around the Chinese tennis player had “died down”.

The Independent UK

Airbus and Boeing cabin maker collapses into administration

AIM Altitude was established in 1940 and makes cabin interiors including lounges and seats for major global airlines

Birmingham Post

Plans to ban gambling firms sponsoring football shirts in disarray after Tory rift

Ban and ‘polluter pays’ levy on gambling firms could still happen, government sources say

The Guardian - UK

Tory fury as Boris Johnson set to ditch forcing betting firms to pay for addicts

A long-delayed gambling White Paper could impose a £2 to £5 stake on online bets and stop online VIP experiences for problem gamblers - but a statutory levy could be dropped

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Male MPs recreate menopause in hot flush vest – then can’t wait to take it off

Politicians try out device fitted with heated pads that mimics one of the menopause’s most unpleasant symptoms

The Guardian - UK

Tory leaders who faced leadership vote and what happened to them

Boris Johnson isn't the first Conservative Prime Minister to face a no-confidence vote. Here we look at others and how they fared

Chronicle Live

The Conservative leaders who have faced leadership challenges and how they fared

The most recent to face a confidence vote was Theresa May in 2018

Wales Online

How previous Tory leaders have fared in confidence votes or challenges

There have been a number of votes faced by Conservative Party leaders over the last few decades.

The Independent UK

Benefit cap should be reconsidered - according to Tory architect behind the scheme

Tens of thousands to miss out as welfare payments soar by up to 10 per cent from April

The Independent UK

The decade that broke Britain: the disastrous decisions that left millions in a cost of living crisis

The government is keen to blame growing levels of poverty on Covid and the Ukraine war. But policies from the benefits cap to the bedroom tax have left households on the brink amid the cost of living crisis. Here are 10 of the worst

The Guardian - UK

Iain Duncan Smith declares 'war' on government if gambling reforms are watered down

The former Tory leader blasted reports a mandatory levy on betting firms - and plans to ban bookies' logos from Premier League football shirts - will be left out of a long-awaited White Paper

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Daily Record

Iain Duncan Smith calls for DWP benefits to rise by £729 in line with inflation

The proposal would see claimants receive an average of £729 extra over the coming year and first uplift by end of next month.

Wales Online

Chancellor told to make £729 payment in June for people on Universal Credit

Experts also want an increase in how much people on Universal Credit can earn

Manchester Evening News

Calls for struggling Universal Credit claimants to be given £700 emergency cash boost amid cost of living crisis

Former Conservatives leader Iain Duncan Smith has called for benefits to be increased in line with inflation to help Brits struggling amid cost-of-living crisis

Liverpool Echo

Emergency DWP cash boost of £700 proposed from end of June for people on Universal Credit

Three options are being discussed, the other two being increasing work allowances back to their 2015 levels or bringing back a £20 a week uplift

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Nottingham Post

DWP Universal Credit claimants could get £700 emergency cash boost from end of June

The move would mean 4.2 million households would gain an average of £729 a year

Chronicle Live

DWP emergency £700 cash boost proposed from end of June for those on Universal Credit

Other options put forward include bringing back the £20-a-week uplift paid during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson believes help for families would 'shovel cash to appease bleeding hearts'

Boris Johnson is reportedly resisting the idea of spending a windfall tax on energy firms on giving immediate help to families with the cost of living crisis, because it would be "here today and gone tomorrow"

The Guardian - UK

Iain Duncan Smith calls for benefits to rise in line with inflation

Tory MP says immediate increase in universal credit would provide ‘shield’ against cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Iain Duncan Smith calls for benefits to be boosted in line with inflation

The former Tory leader said a raise in benefits would provide a ‘shield’ against the sting of mounting living costs

Reuters

UK government must help poor now, says senior Conservative lawmaker

Britain's Conservative government needs to take measures now to help those most effected by a worsening cost-of-living crunch, former party leader and senior lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson overhauls No 10 as he awaits Sue Gray parties report

The Prime Minister was accused of ‘losing control’ of Downing Street after 126 fines were handed out by police investigating ‘partygate’.

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