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Tory leadership race: When will final two candidates be revealed?

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt appear to be leading the field but race is growing tighter

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Liz Truss makes defence spending commitment as she seeks Tom Tugendhat’s votes

Tory MPs will hold the penultimate vote for the leadership on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2022

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 · Jul 19, 2022

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 · Jul 19, 2022

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 · Jul 19, 2022

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 · Jul 19, 2022

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) · Jul 19, 2022

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 · Jul 19, 2022