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Frontrunner Sunak targeted by rival campaigns as Tory contest heats up

Allies of Liz Truss have taken aim at the ex-chancellor as MPs prepare to vote in the first round of the contest to become the next prime minister.

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi would offer Boris Johnson Cabinet role if he becomes Prime Minister

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is one of eight Conservative MPs to make it onto the first ballot to replace the current Prime Minister.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson 'certain' for top Cabinet role if I'm prime minister, Nadhim Zahawi says

BORIS Johnson would “certainly” be offered a top Cabinet position if Tory leadership hopeful Nadhim Zahawi wins the race to replace the interim…

The National (Scotland)

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Grant Shapps denies ‘dirty tricks’ by Rishi Sunak’s Tory leadership campaign

Transport minister also dismisses Jacob Rees-Mogg’s claim that Sunak was a ‘socialist chancellor’

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Ross 'can't be accused of flip-flopping on Boris Johnson', Tory MP claims

DOUGLAS Ross cannot be accused of “flip-flopping” on support for Boris Johnson, a Scottish Tory MP has claimed.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-finance minister Sunak tops first vote to be next UK PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak won the biggest backing from Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday in the first vote to choose who will succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister, while two more rivals were eliminated.

Reuters

Tory odds: Who’s backing who in the leadership race?

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

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Boris Johnson’s loyal ally Steve Barclay backs Rishi Sunak for Tory leadership

Former chancellor has ‘all the right attributes’, says ex-No 10 chief of staff

The Independent UK

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about the under-fire Tory Party chairman

Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rose to No 11 Downing Street and propped up Boris Johnson’s ailing administration last summer, only to be hit by a tax scandal himself

The Independent UK

UK Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right

The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain's most diverse political leadership campaign

The Independent UK

Tory leadership race latest: Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt eliminated after first ballot as field cut to six

Jeremy Hunt lashes out at ‘smears and attacks’ as Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Penny Mordaunt, Suella Braverman, Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch make it through to second ballot

Evening Standard

Wednesday’s briefing: Who’s left in the Tory leadership contest – and who might win

In today’s newsletter: Guardian political reporter Aubrey Allegretti talks us through the chances for the top candidates – from Truss and Sunak to Zahawi

The Guardian - UK

Talk of Boris Johnson comeback even before he leaves as Prime Minister

Reports claim the PM will sit on the back benches as an MP and keep his powder dry in the event his successor's government collapses

Wales Online

Tory MPs to put leadership contenders through their paces with first ballot round

Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Suella Braverman will all be on the ballot.

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The Independent UK

Who is backing who in leadership race as Tory MPs prepare to vote

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way.

The Independent UK

Economic ‘chop and change’ is damaging investment, warn MPs

The Commons Treasury Committee warned of the lack of ‘long-termism’ in Government policymaking.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak would run economy ‘like Margaret Thatcher’ and ‘cut taxes responsibly’

Former chancellor has set out his economic vision as detractors accuse his camp of ‘dirty tricks’

The Independent UK

Common sense Thatcherism needed for UK economy, says Sunak

The former chancellor told the Telegraph newspaper that his economic vision amounted to ‘common sense Thatcherism’.

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The Independent UK

Scottish Secretary not declaring support for candidate in Tory leadership race

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack will not be revealing his support for a candidate in the race to succeed Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of risking UK ‘recession’ as Tory rivals target leadership frontrunner

Former chancellor under fire from both wings of Tory party, after securing most nominations in backbiting leadership race

The Guardian - UK

Deadlines, dropouts and ‘dark arts’: frenzied start to Tory leadership race

Candidates jostle for position as contest begins in earnest, with some hoovering up support and others floundering

The Guardian - UK

Bitter split in Tory right may bolster leadership chances of Penny Mordaunt

Brexiter trade minister stands to benefit from having friends across party as right wing falls into disarray

The National (Scotland)

Leading LGBT organisations tell Tory hopefuls to 'call off the culture war'

TORY leadership contenders have been told to “call off the culture war” amid concerns that transgender people are being used as a wedge issue in…

France 24

Diverse list of contenders raises prospect of first non-white British PM

The list of contenders in the running to be the next UK prime minister is notably diverse – the result of years of work to promote ethnic minority talent within the conservative party. But would a black or Asian prime minister be a leap forward for racial equality in the…

Evening Standard

Tory MPs to begin voting in leadership election as ‘dirty tricks’ row erupts

Jeremy Hunt denied speculation that Sunak's campaign engineered MPs’ votes to help him clear the first hurdle of the contest

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