What the hell’s he got to do with it? Blast for Frost as Right puts pressure on Badenoch to quit There are calls from Lord Frost for Kemi Badenoch to step aside from the Tory leadership race Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022
Conservative leadership race: Big guns turn fire on Penny Mordaunt ahead of TV clash The final five Tory candidates enter a war of words as the fight for votes gets nasty Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022
Conservative leadership election: why a run-off between Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak is unlikely A second round of voting among Conservative MPs has whittled the candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson as leader down to five. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, finished top with the votes of 101 Tory MPs, Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, was second with 81, and the… The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022
Tory leadership candidates to go head-to-head in first TV debate tonight Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt and Tom Tugendhat all made it through to the third round of voting. Daily Record · Jul 15, 2022
Tom Tugendhat: Who is the Tory MP aspiring to be the next prime minister? Ex-soldier and chair of Foreign Affairs Committee launches leadership bid after Boris Johnson quits The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
Mordaunt accuses Tory rivals of trying to block her from reaching final two The Foreign Secretary is bidding to consolidate and increase support from the right of the Tory party in the face of a surge by Penny Mordaunt. The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
Tory leadership debate: rivals discuss tax, energy, NHS, the green economy and trust in first televised head-to-head – as it happened The five candidates face off in a televised Channel 4 debate The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
6 reasons to be worried about the Tory leadership candidates who'll be your Prime Minister All five remaining frontrunners have outlined plans to cut taxes in the race to succeed Boris Johnson. That spells bad news for austerity-battered public services - and that's before we get onto human rights and the environment... Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022
Penny Mordaunt accuses Tory leadership rivals of ‘black ops’ campaign Trade minister says spate of negative coverage is an attempt keep her out of final round of voting The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
Conservative leadership race latest: Tory rivals clash over taxes in TV debate showdown The first of three Tory leadership TV debates is being screened on Channel 4 Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022
There are Tories of diverse origins and skin tones. What they need now is real difference It is positive to see more politicians of colour, but if the result is Sunak’s austerity or Badenoch’s culture war, how have things changed, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
Tory leadership - live: Truss team denies Mordaunt ‘black-ops’ campaign ahead of TV debate Transport minister Wendy Morton says Liz Truss’s team is “absolutely not” involved in an untoward campaign The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
Drop out, Kemi, says Brexiteer peer, so right wing can unite behind Truss to block Sunak But the former minister has no intention of stopping her leadership campaign, say allies Wales Online · Jul 15, 2022
Lord Frost calls on Kemi Badenoch to withdraw from Tory leadership race and back Liz Truss Former Brexit minister suggests Badnoch will be given ‘a serious job in a Truss administration’ The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022
Reuters · Jul 14, 2022 Liz Truss gains support from Frost, Braverman in UK PM race- media UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained backing from former Brexit negotiator David Frost and British lawmaker Suella Braverman to become the next UK prime minister, British media reported on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Tory leadership: Truss gains right-wing votes as Sunak and Mordaunt are on top Suella Braverman is to throw her support behind the Foreign Secretary after being eliminated from the race to replace Boris Johnson.
Manchester Evening News · Jul 14, 2022 When are the Tory leader debates on TV and where can you watch them? Three major televised debates are taking place as the leadership contest continues
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Liz Truss boosted by backing of ousted Suella Braverman in Tory leadership race Support means foreign secretary could be big threat to second-placed Penny Mordaunt
The Times of India · Jul 14, 2022 Rishi Sunak tops ballot in second round of Tory leadership contest LONDON: Rishi Sunak topped the second round of voting by Conservative MPs in the Tory leadership race on Thursday with 101 votes whilst the only other Indian-origin candidate in the race, attorney general Suella Braverman, was knocked out of the contest.
Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022 Penny Mordaunt's surprise Tory leader charge under attack by 'black ops' from Truss camp Penny Mordaunt retained second place in the next round of voting by Tory MPs today and faced an attack from Liz Truss's campaign, whose team claimed she is not up to the job
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 Rival camps in UK leadership race aim fire at Penny Mordaunt ‘Questions’ follow on MP’s past performance as trade minister after she gains ground over Liz Truss
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Conservative leadership campaign quotes of the day The battle to become the next prime minister was becoming increasingly bitter as the number of candidates was reduced to five.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 Suella Braverman exits stage right, but the Mad Hatter’s Tory tea party goes on and on While voters worry about prices and bills, the contenders are in a wonderland of their own, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 The Guardian view on the Tory leadership contenders: not up to the job Editorial: Like the first round of the contest, the second confirms that Conservative MPs seem incapable of uniting behind a new leader
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 A party for Penny as Tory leadership contest heats up Anna Isaac on the mood inside the Tory leadership battle