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Kemi Badenoch claims Tory Party could cease to exist if Robert Jenrick wins leadership race

Kemi Badenoch warned her opponent risked reopening post-Brexit divides in the UK with his ‘Leave versus Remain’ framing of the debate about the European Convention on Human Rights

The Independent UK

Jenrick denies privately telling Tory MPs he would pivot back to centre if he became leader – as it happened

Tory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick suggests he regrets removing Disney murals from asylum-seeker centre

Conservative leadership candidate says he would not do it again in apparent pitch to centre of party

The Guardian - UK

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Tory leadership battle intensifies as Jenrick denies plans to return to centre if elected

Former immigration minister says briefing he plans to row back on rhetoric if he wins contest are untrue

The Independent UK

Tories shocked at Cleverly exit while Labour MP says Badenoch-Jenrick contest is a ‘gift’ – as it happened

Audible gasps as apparent frontrunner is eliminated while political rivals are gleeful

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly, Badenoch and Jenrick stay in Tory leadership race as Tugendhat knocked out – as it happened

Trio face one more round of voting by MPs before party members have their say on final two

The Guardian - UK

Can Kemi Badenoch claim to have ‘become working class’ while working in McDonald’s – and why would she want to?

Conservative MP Kemi Badenoch recently caused controversy by claiming that while she was born to a middle-class family, she “became working class” when working in McDonald’s to earn money while she was in college. In fairness to Badenoch, having a diversity of experience is an admirable attribute for an MP…

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Billionaire family linked to trade union blacklisting bankrolling Scottish Tories

A BILLIONAIRE family once headed by a key player in an operation which blacklisted trade unionists and others from employment is bankrolling the…

The National (Scotland)

Independent readers give their verdict on the Tory leadership race

Some readers called for the Conservatives to return to the centre ground – while others raised fears over ‘Maga-style rhetoric’

The Independent UK

After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

All four have generated media headlines, but the winner will be whoever most impresses party members, at conference and at home

The Guardian - UK

Conservative Party Leadership Race Heats Up In Birmingham

Four contenders vie for Conservative Party leadership post-election loss, facing challenges and lukewarm public interest in Birmingham conference.

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James Cleverly refuses to disown Truss tax chaos three times

The Tory leadership contender declined to distance himself from Liz Truss’ disastrous economic policies

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch questions maternity pay – here’s what new mothers are actually entitled to

Kemi Badenoch, a contender for leadership of the Conservative party, has sparked a debate on maternity pay, stating that the allowance in the UK is “excessive”.

The Conversation

Tory MP suggests UK special forces 'murdering people' because they can't deport them

THE former minister for immigration has suggested that the UK special forces are “murdering people” because the government can’t deport them…

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The Guardian view on the Tory leadership contest: stuck in the past, not focused on the future

Editorial: The Conservative party remains irrelevant because it appears unwilling to find new solutions to today’s problems

The Conversation

What Tory leadership candidates should learn from the mistakes of Boris Johnson – and Silvio Berlusconi

The Conservative party is choosing a new leader, with four candidates still in the running: Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat. Each is pitching to a party in dire need of a new direction and the path ahead is far from clear.

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch lashes out at the BBC amid maternity pay row

KEMI Badenoch lashed out at the BBC as she attempted to deflect criticism after suggesting that maternity pay is “excessive”.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kemi Badenoch's confounding decision to copy the David Miliband playbook

"Law is order, and good law is good order."Aristotle, 'Politics', 350 BCE

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Liz Truss: Tories would have done better in UK election if I had stayed PM

Truss blames Tory MPs, Bank of England and OBR for dire reaction to her mini-budget – and refuses to back any leadership contender

The National (Scotland)

James O'Brien tears into Tory hypocrisy amid ongoing leadership contest

LBC host James O’Brien has taken aim at the Conservative Party over their leadership contest ...

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‘Hugely significant’: Who’s in the race to become UK Conservatives leader?

Four candidates hope to rule over the party trying to recover from historic electoral blow. Who are they?

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash as Tory rivals seize on maternity pay comments

Leadership contender’s team in damage control mode after she is criticised for saying burden on business is ‘excessive’

Evening Standard

Tory leadership race: James Cleverly can 'speak to all Londoners,' says ex-London minister Paul Scully

Lewisham-born Cleverly was a member of the Greater London Assembly

The Independent UK

Tories only have themselves to blame for terrible election defeat, warns Ben Houchen

Exclusive: Ben Houchen, Britain’s only senior Tory left in power, says his party can turn things around in five years but should have listened to Rishi Sunak to avoid calamity

The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick squirms over support for Donald Trump in US election

The Tory leadership contender pointed out that his party has ‘strong and historic links’ to the Republican Party

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