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Kissinger warns Biden against endless confrontation with china

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said geopolitics today requires “Nixonian flexibility” to help defuse conflicts between the U.S. and China as well as between Russia and the rest of Europe.

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Prime Minister Liz Truss — everything you need to know about the new PM

She’s known as Thatcher 2.0 — but where does Liz Truss stand on trans rights, taxes, and what does she really think of that infamous cheese speech? Giulia Crouch has the lowdown

Evening Standard

Starmer wants Truss to be Tory leader as ‘wooden style’ would make him look ‘less unexciting’, insiders say

Exclusive: Foreign secretary’s tax cut plans would also help Labour to paint Tories as ‘party of the rich’, sources believe

The Independent UK

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How tall have previous UK prime ministers been including Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill

A viral tweet has left people baffled about the heights of former UK leaders

Evening Standard

Rishi may be on the rise, but this infighting could be terminal for the Tories

Twice yesterday the full gravity of the predicament facing the Conservative Party became compellingly clear. First, Boris Johnson, in a speech of epic bluster and bombast supporting the Government’s vote of confidence in itself, resorted to the rhetoric of Donald Trump and his supporters at their most wretchedly deluded.

Evening Standard

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

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.

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Tory levelling up plans 'dead' as Labour announces end to 'Hunger Games' funding

Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy told The Mirror that Conservative leadership contenders are "scrambling to pick up the mantle of Margaret Thatcher" - something she said "sent shivers down the spines" of people across Northern England, Wales and Scotland

Daily Mirror

Cancelled TV debate underlines who Sunak and Truss are now targeting

Analysis: Well-known candidates have moved their charm offensive away from public to Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK

Labour accuses Tory contenders of abandoning ‘levelling up’ agenda

Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy will say promises made by Boris Johnson are being forgotten in the race to offer tax cuts.

The Independent UK

Alastair Campbell: ‘Liz Truss as PM is so appalling it’s almost unthinkable – which means it could happen’

The former Downing Street spin doctor on the Tory leadership contenders, the need for political reform and Tony Blair’s legacy

The Guardian - UK

The march of Mordaunt could take an unknown quantity all the way to Number 10

The Portsmouth MP is surfing a Tory revolt against the party’s more established names

The Guardian - UK

Red wall Tories warn: honour levelling up pledges or we’ll lose the next election

Senior Conservatives in northern seats warn leadership contenders that they must stand by the government’s investment promises

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss copies Margaret Thatcher’s style ‘down to last detail’ at leadership debate

The former prime minister wore a similar look in 1979

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The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss copies Margaret Thatcher outfit 'to the last detail' for TV debate

THE Tory leadership battle has at times felt less like a race to replace Boris Johnson and more like a contest to imitate Margaret Thatcher.

Wales Online

Twitter users spot Liz Truss recreating Thatcher outfit at Tory leadership debate

Debate online rages over whether the lady is for turning into the Conservative figurehead who won three general elections

The Independent UK

Twitter spots Liz Truss recreating Thatcher outfit at Tory leadership debate

The Foreign Secretary appeared to be wearing a similar outfit to Margaret Thatcher’s from a 1979 election broadcast.

The National (Scotland)

Humour, armies, and cats: Tories tell 'biggest weaknesses' at leadership hustings

RISHI Sunak thinks his biggest weakness is working too hard, while Liz Truss says hers is being too enthusiastic.

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The Conversation

Conservative leadership election: why tax cuts are an economic gamble

Always keen to be identified as the party of low taxation, the Conservatives won the 2019 general election on a promise not to raise income tax, VAT or national insurance. So last year’s national insurance increase was bound to rankle, even though it could feasibly be blamed on the huge…

The Independent UK

Ranked: Tory leadership candidates’ branding efforts from best to worst

From flag-waving videos to American-style slogans, the campaigns of the final five are rated by a PR expert

Daily Mirror

Queen's relationship with her PMs - awkward apology and fury with Thatcher

With the Tory leadership contest well underway, the Queen will be soon welcoming in the 15th Prime Minister of her 70-year reign - and here we take a look at her bond with some of her former PMs

Evening Standard

Who is Kemi Badenoch — the surprise insurgent gunning to be PM

From flipping burgers at McDonald’s to a meteoric rise through the Westminster ranks — does the culture warrior have what it takes to be the next PM?

Daily Record

Liz Truss launches leadership campaign by drawing on her Paisley roots

The wannabe Prime Minister referred to her time at West Primary when seeking to drum up support for her leadership bid this morning.

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Theresa May says UK risks ‘sliding back’ on trans rights

Today’s Diary: May fears trans rights sliding back / Truss criticised for hostage deal / De Waal climing the walls / Cat cafe faces closure

The Guardian - UK

With tax cuts pledges galore, the Tories are out of touch with economic reality

Labour would never be allowed to get away with the fantastical rhetoric of these Conservative leadership contenders, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

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