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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

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

Tory leadership betting odds: Who is backing who in race to replace Boris Johnson

Conservative MPs are backing different candidates for leader across a broad field

The Independent UK

Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt repeatedly said ‘c**k’ in Commons speech after losing bet

Tory favourite used address on poultry welfare to fulfil foul-mouthed dare

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss to set out leadership bid with pledge to “level up in a Conservative way” and cut taxes

The Foreign Secretary polled third in the latest round of the Tory leadership contest, behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

The Independent UK

Truss to set out plans to level up in a ‘Conservative way’ in leadership bid - OLD

The Foreign Secretary’s backers have attacked rival Rishi Sunak’s ‘economically damaging’ policies.

The Independent UK

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

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

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Hard-up Brits forced to swap shampoo for washing-up liquid as prices soar

Charity Freedom4Girls, which tackles period poverty, said the situation is 'absolutely heartbreaking' as they are seeing increasing demand for basic items such as shampoo and soap

Daily Mirror

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

U.K.'s Conservative leader contenders pitch themselves as next Margaret Thatcher

They want to be Thatcher, but then again Johnson wanted to be Churchill.

Axios

Key dates in the Conservative leadership contest

It is expected that the field of candidates will be whittled down to two in time for the start of MPs’ summer holidays.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership race: MPs whittle candidates down from eight to six

The Prime Minister is set to step down on September 6.

Chronicle Live

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

Nadine Dorries claims ‘coup’ brought down Boris Johnson

The Culture Secretary has been a staunch supporter of the outgoing Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

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Conservative leadership campaign quotes of the day

The best soundbites from the remaining candidates.

Evening Standard

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’

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak proposed holding indyref2 after Brexit, unearthed comments reveal

*We are resharing this piece from our archives as Rishi Sunak looks set to be the next PM. First published July 13, 2022*

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The Independent UK

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’

Bristol Post

Who Bristol region's Tory MPs are supporting for next PM in leadership contest

They are supporting a variety of candidates

Wales Online

Tory leadership race eliminates Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi

The race is now down to the six candidates who secured 30 votes

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Daily Mail out to stop ‘traitor’ Sunak as Tory rivals vie for press backing

Analysis: newspapers still hold great power, and pro-Johnson Mail has set out its ‘anyone but Rishi’ stall

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak wins first Tory leadership ballot but Penny Mordaunt has momentum

Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi are knocked out of race in first ballot of Tory MPs

The Independent UK

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

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