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Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt top Tory leadership ballot after second round of voting

The two MPs are the favourites to go head-to-head in a ballot of Conservative party members.

Daily Record

Penny Mordaunt gains on Rishi Sunak as Tory leadership rivals face first TV showdown

The former defence secretary also stretched further ahead of third-place Liz Truss as Suella Braverman was eliminated in Thursday’s second ballot of Tory MPs

Evening Standard

Who is still in the race to be the UK’s next prime minister?

Here are the candidates left in the Tory leadership contest following the second round of voting.

The Independent UK

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Penny Mordaunt’s Tory leadership bid boosted as Braverman exits

Trade minister consolidates second place behind Sunak as second vote narrows field to five

The Guardian - UK

Who is left in the Tory leadership race? All the MPs still in the running to replace Boris Johnson

Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

The Independent UK

Sunak and Mordaunt consolidate status at front of Tory leadership race

Rishi Sunak had 101 votes and Penny Mordaunt 83 as Suella Braverman was eliminated from the contest after the second round of voting.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership vote: The second round results in full

How many MPs voted for each candidate and who will go through to the next round

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Latest Tory leadership vote – Suella Braveman eliminated and full result

Five candidates go forward to the next round, with Rishi Sunak topping the latest vote by MPs

Chronicle Live

Tory leadership: Penny Mordaunt surge speeds up as Rishi Sunak wins second ballot

Foreign secretary Liz Truss in deep trouble as she trails home in distant third place

The Independent UK

Here's who's left in the Tory leadership race after the second voting round

THERE are now five Tory MPs left in the running to become the next Conservative leader and prime minister after the second ballot amongst the…

The National (Scotland)

Suella Braverman knocked out of Tory leadership race as Penny Mordaunt gains ground

The Trade Minister and surprise favourite remains close to the top of the pack with Rishi Sunak in first and Liz Truss in third after the second round of voting by Tory MPs for their leader

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt hopes distance from Johnson era can boost chances

Analysis: confident message from MP relatively untainted by association with Johnson seems to resonate with many Tories

The Guardian - UK

Votes being counted in second round of Tory leadership contest

Rishi Sunak topped the voting in the first round of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become Tory leader?

Social media savvy ‘human hand grenade’ seen as continuity candidate and faces uphill battle to displace favourites Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

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The Guardian - UK

Rishi, eat your heart out: the Conservative grassroots already have their darling

Members indicate their new leader should be a competent unity candidate, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss 'gets lost' trying to leave room after telling Tories she should be PM

The Foreign Secretary was spotted striding into a crowd before looking around in confusion for the exit, while three members of staff erupted into giggles by the doorway

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.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss forced to defend campaign after Mordaunt surge

Insisted she would not make ‘disparaging comments’ about her rivals

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The Independent UK

Conservative MPs vote in second ballot as Mordaunt comes under fire from rivals

Penny Mordaunt came under fire from allies of Liz Truss as the Tory leadership contest became increasingly bitter.

The Independent UK

Tom Tugendhat backtracks after casting doubt on net zero pledge

Tory leadership candidate is said to have told MPs he wanted to look again at date of 2050 pledge

Daily Mirror

I'll make DWP Universal Credit 'much' more generous says Tory leadership candidate

Tom Tugendhat is the first Tory leadership contender to make a staunch defence of the benefit system and vow to make it more generous. But he'll almost certainly be out of the contest within days

Daily Mirror

30 questions Tory leadership candidates must answer as MPs hold crunch vote today

Richard Murphy, esteemed political economist and a long-standing member of the Tax Justice Network, reveals the 30 questions the remaining Tory Leadership hopefuls need to answer

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss says 'now is time' to 'deliver' despite being in Cabinet for 8 years

The Foreign Secretary enjoys the support of a number of Boris Johnson's allies including Kwasi Kwarteng and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Liz Truss ‘ready to be PM’ as she tries to reboot flagging Tory leadership bid

Foreign secretary portrays herself as ‘ready to be PM from day one’ in clear dig at rival Penny Mordaunt

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