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
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 Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022
Tory leadership – live: Penny Mordaunt under fire as knives come out in race for No 10 Backers of Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman urged to ‘join Liz’ as race narrows to six The Independent UK · Jul 14, 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
Liz Truss under pressure as rivals steal march in Tory leadership race Foreign secretary forced to regroup after trailing behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt after first round ballot The Guardian - 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
Forget the ‘natural party of government’: these Tories are headless chickens The leadership election is revealing a party that has no time for anything as boring as self-reflection, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022
Jeremy Hunt hits out at ‘smears and attacks’ in Tory leadership contest as he is eliminated Hunt told other leadership hopefuls that ‘smears and attacks’ will ‘backfire in the long term’ Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022
Hunt condemns ‘smears and attacks’ in Tory leadership race after elimination The former foreign secretary was knocked out after failing to secure the support of at least 30 MPs. 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’ The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Who Bristol region's Tory MPs are supporting for next PM in leadership contest They are supporting a variety of candidates Bristol Post · Jul 13, 2022
Tory leadership race eliminates Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi The race is now down to the six candidates who secured 30 votes Wales Online · Jul 13, 2022
Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt dumped from Tory leadership contest The race for the Tory leadership, and the keys to No 10, tightened to six candidates on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Tory leadership vote: The first round results in full How many MPs voted for each candidate and who will go through to the next round
Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022 Tory leadership race: Six candidates scramble to lure supporters of defeated Zahawi and Hunt ahead of second vote The six still in the contest will be further whittled down further after MPs hold a second ballot on Thursday
Manchester Evening News · Jul 13, 2022 Six Tory candidates left in leadership race after first ballot Two MPs were eliminated from the contest after the first round of voting
Daily Record · Jul 13, 2022 Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi eliminated from Tory leadership race after first round of election Candidates needed the backing for 30 Conservative MPs to get to the next round of the contest which is due to take place on Thursday.
Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022 6 Tory leadership candidates through first round with Hunt and Zahawi both out In an evening of high drama at Westminster, Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt stormed into a strong second place alongside Rishi Sunak - but she could be replaced by Liz Truss on the final ballot if the right unite around her
The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022 Sunak ahead as Hunt and Zahawi knocked out of Tory leadership race Results in from first round of knockout votes in contest to decide next party leader and prime minister
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Public still ‘unfamiliar’ with most Tory leadership candidates – poll An Ipsos survey found some candidates were barely more well known than a fake MP created by the pollster.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Liz Truss vows to halt green levies as fears grow over Tory net zero promise Foreign secretary wants to look again at ‘best way of delivering net zero’
Reuters · Jul 13, 2022 The most coveted endorsement in race to be next British prime minister? Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher has not been in power since 1990. In fact, she's been dead since 2013. But the former Conservative prime minister has been a regular presence in this week's contest to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's next leader.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022 Starmer attacks Tory leadership candidates as Johnson defends record PM says he leaves with ‘head held high’ as Labour leader questions tax affairs and capabilities of those vying to succeed him
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Who is backing who? 180 Tory MPs pledge their vote in leadership contest Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way as the first round of the vote looms.