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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

Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi eliminated from Tory leadership race after first round of election

Candidates needed the backing for 30 Conservative MPs to get to the next round of the contest which is due to take place on Thursday.

Daily Record

6 Tory leadership candidates through first round with Hunt and Zahawi both out

In an evening of high drama at Westminster, Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt stormed into a strong second place alongside Rishi Sunak - but she could be replaced by Liz Truss on the final ballot if the right unite around her

Daily Mirror

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Only 11 per cent of public can name Penny Mordaunt and some mistake her for Adele, poll finds

A few respondents to the SavantaComRes poll thought the MP was popstar Adele - when asked to name the politician from their photo

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson suggests he could leave No 10 before September

The Prime Minister suggested the next Tory leader could be chosen by acclamation rather than a full contest.

Manchester Evening News

Culture warrior Kemi Badenoch is already a winner with Tory right

Former minister surfing anti-‘woke’ wave is unlikely to become PM but should land plum cabinet role

The Guardian - UK

Tory members support net zero and aren’t impressed by tax cuts, poll finds

Candidates have emphasised tax cuts and some have said they would scrap net zero climate pledge

The Independent UK

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MP Kirsten Oswald warns that the Tory leadership candidates are trying to “out-Thatcher Thatcher”

The SNP Westminster deputy leader says: "The only way for Scotland to rid itself of more toxic Tory austerity is by becoming an independent country"

Daily Record

Liz Truss vows to halt green levies as fears grow over Tory net zero promise

Foreign secretary wants to look again at ‘best way of delivering net zero’

The Independent UK

Starmer attacks Tory leadership candidates as Johnson defends record

PM says he leaves with ‘head held high’ as Labour leader questions tax affairs and capabilities of those vying to succeed him

The Guardian - UK

Ian Blackford claims 'Scotland loses' no matter who wins Tory leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson

The SNP leader at Westminster faced a dig at PMQs from Boris Johnson who quipped "he's going or I'm going"

Daily Record

Johnson raises prospect of early exit from No 10

The Prime Minister suggested the next Tory leader could be chosen by acclamation rather than a full contest.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson boasts he's 'proud' and quits with 'head held high' in shameless PMQs

The Prime Minister showed no remorse for years of sleaze and scandal in a defiant PMQs session with Keir Starmer - and even suggested he could skip next week's final clash ever

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership: Hardline Brexiteers split over which candidate to back

Top MPs in the European Research Group at odds over Liz Truss and Sue Braverman

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The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt: I would be the Tory leader Labour fear the most

The trade minister launched her pitch to be the next prime minister by assuring Conservative MPs she is best placed to keep them their seats.

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt claims she’s the Tory candidate Labour ‘fears the most’

Leadership hopeful tells colleagues she’s the party’s ‘best shot’ at winning next election

The Guardian - UK

Penny Mordaunt vows to restore Tory ‘sense of self’ if elected leader

Trade minister likens Boris Johnson to Paul McCartney playing new songs when people want the hits

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership election plunges into bitter spats and lurches right as MPs hold key vote

Right-wingers were splintering this morning between Liz Truss and 'woke warrior' Suella Braverman as policies tilted further to the right all the time - and TWO candidates quoted Margaret Thatcher

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Bristol Post

Sajid Javid quits bid to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minster candidate list announced

The MP, who was raised in Bristol, will not appear on the leadership ballot paper

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon has no time for 'japes' from jokers running for Tory leadership

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit out at the “japes” in the battle for the Tory leadership following the news that one candidate has hijacked another’s…

The National (Scotland)

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 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

How does a Tory Party leadership contest work?

Here is how the complex process of a Tory leadership contest is expected to play out.

The National (Scotland)

Whoever wins Tory leadership ‘Scotland will lose’, says Ian Blackford

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said that “whoever wins, Scotland will lose” when it comes to the Tory leadership race.

The Independent UK

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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