Tom Tugendhat backtracks after casting doubt on net zero pledge Tory leadership candidate is said to have told MPs he wanted to look again at date of 2050 pledge The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
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 · Jul 14, 2022
The Tory leadership candidates’ voting records from Brexit to LGBT rights While most have voted in line with the Conservative whip, we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics? What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents? The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak bid to put brake on Penny Mordaunt Tory big beats clash over who has key experience to take over as prime minister Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022
Tory leadership - live: Mordaunt gains ground on Sunak as Braverman ousted in second round Former defence secretary’s lead over Liz Truss grows - but attorney-general backs foreign secretary The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Who should succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader? Our panel’s verdict With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022
Outsiders pin their hopes on ‘doing a Nick Clegg’ in TV debates Tory leadership hopefuls were on Thursday preparing for make-or-break television showdowns in the fight to become the next prime minister. Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022
Insurgents are trumping the incumbents in this topsy-turvy Tory drama Move out of the way, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, there’s a new generation of Tories in town. The flavour of the month in the leadership contest is those untainted by Boris Johnson. Older candidates are finding themselves cast out — Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt fell on the scrap… Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022
Nadine Dorries in spat with Kemi Badenoch as government shelves Online Safety Bill ‘We shouldn’t be legislating for hurt feelings,’ says anti-woke Tory leadership contender The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Tory leadership contest: what time is the next ballot and who is still left in the race? Everything you need to know about the latest round of voting on July 14 Chronicle Live · Jul 14, 2022
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 · Jul 14, 2022
Mordaunt under fire as Truss camp pushes for votes in race for No 10 A scathing attack on the trade minister by Lord Frost was seized on by supporters of the Foreign Secretary. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Online Safety Bill delay sparks row over child safety and free speech Campaigners and politicians have clashed over the decision to postpone the Bill’s passage through Parliament until a new prime minister is in place.
Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022 All four Tory leader frontrunners support trans conversion therapy ban, says ex-equalities minister Tory leadership frontrunners have supported a full ban on conversion therapy for trans people, the ex-equalities minister said, as he accused some MPs of “vilifying” the LGBT+ community.
Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022 Online Safety Bill designed to protect kids delayed amid Tory leadership row The Bill is meant to reduce online abuse but critics - including Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch - say it's too widely drawn and has free speech implications. It will return to the Commons in the autumn
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Tory right-wingers should unite behind Liz Truss, says cabinet minister ‘Come and join Liz’, pleads Therese Coffey as rivals Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak march ahead
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 Thursday briefing: Sunak leads and Mordaunt is surging – but what do the numbers tell us? In today’s newsletter: Private backroom deals done could swing the Tory leadership contest. But what if there was a way to predict who MPs will back before even they decide?
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Who is backing whom? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Tory leadership hopeful says Online Safety Bill ‘in no fit state to become law’ The Bill is being delayed until the autumn to allow a vote of no confidence to go ahead – a move welcomed by Kemi Badenoch.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Jeremy Hunt backs Rishi Sunak after elimination from Tory leadership race Tory MPs vote for a second time on Thursday to remove the least popular candidate.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Who is backing who? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Key dates in the Conservative leadership contest It is expected that the field of candidates will be whittled down to two in time for the start of MPs’ summer holidays.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 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’