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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

Conservative leadership election: how the hopefuls stack up against former prime ministers in terms of experience

It is generally assumed that the best candidates for the job of prime minister are people who have considerable experience of top-level politics. Ideally, this experience would involve having served in the cabinet and in particular, having occupied one of the “great offices of state” – chancellor of the exchequer,…

The Conversation

Real wages suffer worse plummet on record as cost of living crisis hammers UK

UK workers are suffering 'the worst pay squeeze in modern history' after regular wages plunged 2.8% compared to inflation - outstripping the last financial crash

Daily Mirror

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16 times the Tories have trashed the Tories' record in vicious leadership contest

With this litany of complaints about the party that's been in power for 12 years, it's no wonder the Tory leadership candidates didn't want to debate each other tonight

Daily Mirror

Tuesday briefing: Why the next PM will offer net zero on climate

In today’s newsletter: As the Tory leadership contest heats up, environment correspondent Fiona Harvey walks us through where candidates stand on the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership contenders 'not taking climate crisis seriously' as temperatures soar

The Tory leadership hopefuls have been giving mixed messaging on the climate crisis and whether they would stick to current net zero targets

The National (Scotland)

Tory leadership – live: Truss boosted by Badenoch elimination as Sunak retains lead

Sunak backer denies ex-chancellor is ‘lending’ votes to preferred rival

The Independent UK

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Tory MPs to vote again as Truss, Mordaunt and Badenoch fight for second place

Rishi Sunak’s place in the final two looked increasingly secure on Monday evening.

The Independent UK

Voice of the Mirror: Scorching heatwave shows why the UK must invest in green future

The 1976 heatwave does not even make it into Britain's top 10 hottest days, with nine recorded since then and the record for the highest temperature expected to be broken tomorrow

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt says she would abandon housing targets if she wins leadership race

“I will change the system. I will champion a brownfield building boom”

The Independent UK

Tom Tugendhat out of Tory leadership race as Rishi Sunak remains in poll position

Mr Tugendhat received only 31 votes in the third round of the poll on Monday

Manchester Evening News

Tugendhat down, two to go: the Tory right is running out of time to beat Sunak

When Suella Braverman was knocked out, she begged her supporters to rally behind Liz Truss – but Kemi Badenoch snapped up more, says Katy Balls, deputy political editor of the Spectator

The Guardian - 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.

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The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership: mid-table clash is chance for Mordaunt’s stalled campaign

Tom Tugendhat’s elimination leaves No 2 in race the only hopeful who is vaguely liberal and not tinged by Johnson’s government

The Independent UK

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

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

Wales Online

Tom Tugendhat eliminated from Tory leadership race after finishing last in third round

Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch remain in the running to become the party's next leader and PM

Daily Record

Liz Truss left scrambling for votes as Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt come out ahead in third Tory ballot

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss must now look for Kemi Badenoch supporters to switch to her camp as Mourdant and Sunak open up the voting gap.

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The Independent UK

Tory leadership race: Tom Tugendhat eliminated as Truss gains on Mordaunt

Foreign secretary draws slightly closer to top two, but fails to pick up as much support as Kemi Badenoch

The Guardian - UK

Leadership debate infighting too toxic even for the Tories

The third instalment didn’t happen after Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak pulled out, while Boris maundered on in the Commons

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership race veers further right as Tom Tugendhat out and Liz Truss advances

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch will now go through to the next round tomorrow before a final announcement on Wednesday at 4pm - selecting the pair who'll be voted on by Tory members

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: From Black Lives Matter to immigration - the candidates’ stance on race

Despite a tumultuous two years following the Black Lives Matter protests, questions around the candidates’ position on race equality have been missing from the leadership race

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: From anti-Thatcher demos to heir to Iron Lady’s throne

The Tory leadership contender has had many political reinventions in her life and career.

The Guardian - UK

It’s taken a leadership race for the Tories to fess up: they’ve wrecked the economy

Don’t take my word for it that they are the low-growth party? Just ask Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Leeds Live

Liz Truss facing backlash in Leeds after 'blaming' Roundhay School for 'letting kids down'

During her speech, Liz Truss was called out on social media for blaming teachers and her education

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