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Penny Mordaunt confirms Tory leadership bid

PENNY Mordaunt has confirmed she will join the contest to become the next prime minister.

The National (Scotland)

Penny Mordaunt first to declare she wants to replace Liz Truss but trails Boris and Rishi among MP backers

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said she is running to replace Liz Truss as Tory leader and prime minister.

Evening Standard

Penny Mordaunt to stand for Conservative leadership

Leader of House of Commons and former defence secretary announces candidacy

The Guardian - UK

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Penny Mordaunt becomes first Tory MP to announce bid for Prime Minister

The Tory has become the first to declare her bid for the party leadership and to become the next Prime Minister, with Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson also expected to throw their hats into the ring

Daily Mirror

Wannabe UK premiers face weekend of intense Tory lobbying

The race to be Britain’s next prime minister will be mostly conducted behind closed doors, as contenders embark on a frantic weekend of lobbying Conservative lawmakers to get onto Monday’s party ballot.

Tribune News Service

Here are the candidates for the next U.K. leader. Yes, Boris Johnson is one of them

Following the resignation of Liz Truss as Britain's fourth prime minister in a little over six years, her Conservative Party — in power since 2010 — is racing to select a replacement.

WEKU

Ben Wallace wants Boris Johnson to succeed Liz Truss as Prime Minister

The Defence Secretary has also ruled himself out of the race for the top job

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Who is in the running to be the UK's next Prime Minister?

A number of names are leading the pack

Liverpool Echo

Wallace suggests he would back Johnson as he rules himself out of race for No 10

The Defence Secretary said it is important to think about ‘who could win the next election’ for the Conservatives.

The Independent UK

Truss departure opens gates to unsteady race for Tory leadership

The departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, after six chaotic weeks marked by policy U-turns and growing discontent within her own Conservative Party, spells more uncertainty for the United Kingdom, financial markets and foreign policy. As the contest to succeed Britain's shortest-serving premier begins, the country is seeking a…

Radio France Internationale

Tory hopefuls in dash to win over MPs by Monday as race for No 10 hots up

The sprint to be Britain’s 57th Prime Minister was in full flow on Friday as contenders raced to get crucial early momentum.

Evening Standard

I fear the return of chaotic Boris, but at least that lettuce beat Truss

Yesterday, as Liz Truss announced her resignation, she propelled herself into the history books as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. This was a record previously held by one George Canning, who died of pneumonia in 1827. This PM however was infamously outlived by a lettuce. This is what happens when idolatory…

Evening Standard

How green are the Tory leadership candidates this time round?

After Liz Truss’s ‘war on nature’, we look again at the environmental record of the most probable crop of hopefuls

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: where has all the ‘In Liz we Truss’ merch gone?

Tories were flogging old conference mugs and T-shirts online this week, until reality gave the lie to the slogan

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Sunak or Mordaunt: who is backing whom as next Tory leader?

The former chancellor is leading the race after Boris Johnson’s announcement that he will not run

Al Jazeera

How will the race for the UK’s next prime minister unfold?

The ruling Conservative Party is expected to select the new prime minister by October 28 following Truss’s resignation.

Evening Standard

Odds on who is going to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister

Truss will step down as PM when her successor is appointed in the next week

The Independent UK

Liz Truss’s history of U-turns as PM steps down after just 45 days in power

Britain’s short-lived PM was no stranger to about-turns even before she entered Downing Street

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The Independent UK

Next prime minister odds: Who is the favorite to succeed Liz Truss?

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt appear to be only serious contenders after Boris Johnson aborts bid

The Independent UK

Tories pick sides as speculation mounts over who will bid to replace Liz Truss

Supporters of Boris Johnson are backing the former prime minister to make an extraordinary political comeback.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak Lead Race to Become Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest. After Truss quit on Thursday, ending her six weeks in power, those who want to…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among several British lawmakers trying to scoop up support ahead of a short, intense contest to become the country's next prime minister

Daily Record

What happens today after Liz Truss quits as race for prime minister begins

The leadership contest is underway as the first ballot takes place on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'tipped to hit 100 backers' in battle with Sunak and Mordaunt for No10

Tory chiefs have fired the starting gun on the second leadership contest in a matter of months after Liz Truss dramatically resigned just six weeks into her premiership

Reuters

Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has been gaining momentum in his audacious bid to return as British prime minister, with his colleagues deeply divided over the potential comeback and some warning he would plunge the country into fresh chaos.

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