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Rishi Sunak clears first hurdle in race to be next Prime Minister

Former chancellor ahead of Johnson and Mordaunt, but ex-PM has support among Cabinet heavyweights

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak ‘passes threshold of 100 MPs’ as Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson battle to reach target

Momentum is with former Chancellor as string of high-profile Tories declare their support

Evening Standard

Who could replace Liz Truss? These are the top contenders to be the third British PM in seven weeks

The UK Conservatives are looking for their fifth prime minister in six years. After the brutal downfall of Liz Truss, it's hard to fathom why anyone would want the job, but these are the frontrunners.

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Boris Johnson jets back to UK boasting he's 'up for' PM - but could be out by Christmas

Boris Johnson is flying back from the Caribbean to launch his bid for power - after Penny Mordaunt became the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring and Rishi Sunak reached 100 backers

Daily Mirror

Who's backing who for next Prime Minister? Search your MP's Tory leadership nomination

Rishi Sunak stormed ahead in the race to replace Liz Truss as Boris Johnson pulled out. Penny Mordaunt was the first to declare but may struggle to get the numbers

Daily Mirror

Johnson flies back to UK as Sunak’s backers claim he has passed threshold of 100 MPs

Former PM’s allies say he will easily gain enough support to get on ballot, while critics warn of potential defections

The Guardian - UK

Brendan Hughes: Tories bringing back Boris Johnson as PM would be act of desperation

"Boris or bust" waves a wand of political amnesia, willfully forgetting the reasons why he was ousted in the first place

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Who Greater Manchester's Tory MPs want to become Prime Minister

We asked Greater Manchester eight Tory MPs who they will backing

Manchester Evening News

Wannabe UK premiers face weekend of intense Tory lobbying

LONDON — Penny Mordaunt became the first Conservative to declare she’s running to succeed Liz Truss as U.K. prime minister, as contenders embark on a frantic weekend of lobbying Tory lawmakers to get onto Monday’s party ballot.

Tribune News Service

Who Nottinghamshire MPs are backing to be the next Prime Minister

Many of the county's MPs have already chosen their preferred candidate

Nottingham Post

Tory hopes of unity leader fade as Sunak and Johnson square up

‘Possibly gone by Christmas’: Sunak supporters think Partygate probe would derail Johnson premiership

The Independent UK

Who will be the next prime minister? Latest odds tracker

Find out which candidates have the most support from MPs and who is close to winning

Manchester Evening News

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: Britain won’t gain from return of the clown king

Editorial: If parliament cannot produce a stable government, it’s time for the nation’s voters – not Tory party members – to pick a new prime minister

The Guardian - UK

‘Who’s she?’: constituents react to Penny Mordaunt’s Tory leadership bid

Portsmouth North residents air views on their MP and Liz Truss’s resignation

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A ‘shock and awe’ campaign is under way to revive Johnson, but a win isn’t in the bag

The former prime minister’s supporters may be shouting the loudest, but plenty of nervous MPs still won’t back him, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor

Manchester Evening News

New prime minister could be picked as soon as Monday

Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday, triggering the second Tory leadership contest this year

The Independent UK

Who is backing who in the Tory leadership race?

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt in the running to be next leader of the Conservatives

Daily Record

Penny Mordaunt becomes first MP to declare candidacy to become next Prime Minister

Mordaunt is expected to be joined in the race by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

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Asharq Al-Awsat

British Minister Penny Mordaunt Announces Bid to Be Next UK PM

British minister Penny Mordaunt on Friday launched her bid to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, becoming the first Conservative lawmaker to formally announce they are running. Mordaunt, 49, has navigated the tenures of the four prime ministers she has served under, keeping her distance from Boris Johnson's scandal-ridden time…

Wales Online

Penny Mordaunt becomes first Tory MP to join race to succeed Liz Truss as Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson were both ahead of her in early-declared backers

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Tories voice dread over chance of Boris Johnson returning to No 10

SCOTTISH Tories are voicing their dread over the prospect of a potential return for Boris Johnson to No 10.

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt hopes to work her magic in second leadership bid

Long before she sought to replace Boris Johnson, let alone his successor, Penny Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential challenger for the Tory crown.

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt enters Tory leadership race promising ‘fresh start’ for party

Commons leader – who finished third in the last race – has ground to make up on Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Mordaunt throws her hat in the ring in the race for No 10

The Commons Leader has indicated that Jeremy Hunt will stay on as Chancellor if she wins.

Liverpool Echo

Penny Mordaunt officially enters race to be Prime Minister

Leader of the House of Commons is the first to declare

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