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UK faces more wildfires, says minister – but government delays plan for emergencies

‘Missing while Britain burns’: Labour accuses Tories of dragging their feet on resilience plan

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak remains frontrunner in Tory leadership race as Tom Tugendhat eliminated

Penny Mordaunt clung on to second place as the contest intensifies ahead of next poll on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak remains frontrunner as fight for second place intensifies

All thoughts will already turn to the next ballot on Tuesday, with Kemi Badenoch now the candidate with the lowest share of the vote.

The Independent UK

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Sunak and Mordaunt ahead in contest to become Tory leader after Tugendhat exit

Tom Tugendhat was eliminated from the contest after the third ballot.

The Independent UK

Tory minister rejects call for maximum workplace temperature, citing blast-furnaces

Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse says some workplaces would not be able to meet the requirements

The Independent UK

UK government ministers 'dragged to Commons to answer questions on heatwave'

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he was "disappointed" the UK Government were not forthcoming with a statement on soaring temperatures -…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson accused of ‘checking out’ from No 10 amid heatwave emergency

The Prime Minister took a ‘joyride’ in a Typhoon fighter jet and held a party at Chequers while colleagues held emergency meetings.

The Independent UK

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Sky News Tory leadership debate cancelled as candidates pull out

Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have decided not to participate

Chronicle Live

Boris Johnson accused of ‘clocking off’ as he misses emergency meeting on heatwave

Prime minister visits air show as UK swelters in extreme weather

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson misses third COBRA meeting on heatwave as Labour says PM has 'clocked off'

Downing Street defended the PM's absence from the third crisis briefing in a row after he spent the morning at Farnborough Air Show, in Hampshire

Daily Mirror

Heatwave builds as UK temperature record ‘set to fall’

The UK has a “difficult 48 hours coming”, Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse said

Evening Standard

TV debate cancelled as Mordaunt comes under fire from her boss

Penny Mordaunt has been accused of missing ministerial meetings because she was plotting her leadership bid.

The Independent UK

Britain on Course for Hottest Day on Record

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services, schools to close early and ministers to urge the public to stay at home. Much of Europe is baking in a heatwave…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mordaunt accused of missing meetings for leadership bid as colleagues ‘pick up the pieces’

Penny Mordaunt’s ministerial boss, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, said colleagues had to pick up the pieces due to the trade minister’s absence

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Heatwaves caused by climate crisis may become regular event, says Met Office chief

Chief meteorologist says extreme temperatures ‘entirely consistent’ with human-induced climate crisis

Reuters

Britain could see hottest temperature on record this week

Britain was braced for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time this week, with ministers urging the public to stay at home as the heatwave caused train services to be cancelled, one London airport to shut its runway and some schools to close.

The Independent UK

Johnson defended after missing heatwave meetings as PM accused of ‘clocking off’

Boris Johnson was at Chequers over the weekend where he hosted friends for a party.

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership field to be cut to four as IMF warns against tax cuts

Tom Tugendhat most likely to be eliminated after bruising ITV debate marked by Sunak and Truss clashes

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The Independent UK

NHS braced for surge in patients as ‘danger to life’ heatwave warning comes into force

The UK Health Security Agency has described the heatwave as a ‘national emergency’

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Hotter than the Sahara by Monday as Brits swelter overnight

Most of England has been issued with the red weather warning on Monday with temperatures set to be close to UK's record of 38.7C, set in Cambridge in 2019, before climbing further on Tuesday

The National (Scotland)

Met Office issues UK's first ever red heat warning as temperatures set to soar

MINISTERS held an emergency Cobra meeting yesterday over concerns of record high temperatures this week that could put lives at risk.

Evening Standard

Public urged to avoid travelling as record-breaking temperatures set to grip the capital

Temperatures as high as 41C could grip the capital early next week, forecasters have warned

The Guardian - UK

Johnson skips emergency Cobra meeting as experts warn thousands may die in UK heatwave

Prime minister stays at Chequers as NHS, schools and transport providers issue warnings about fatally high temperatures

The Independent UK

31C predicted across parts of England on Sunday ahead of record-breaking highs

An amber extreme heat warning comes in to force for much of England on Sunday.

Manchester Evening News

Transport services face 'significant disruption' due to heatwave, warns minister as he urges people not to travel

'This may be a moment to work from home'

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