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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 · Jul 14, 2022

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 · Jul 14, 2022

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 · Jul 14, 2022

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 Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Who should succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader? Our panel’s verdict

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Outsiders pin their hopes on ‘doing a Nick Clegg’ in TV debates

Tory leadership hopefuls were on Thursday preparing for make-or-break television showdowns in the fight to become the next prime minister.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Who is left in the Tory leadership race? All the MPs still in the running

Contest to succeed prime minister likened by one Conservative politician to the classic cartoon Wacky Races

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

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’

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 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 14, 2022