Rishi Sunak announces he is running to become the next Tory Prime Minister The former chancellor is the favourite to succeed Liz Truss, with Boris Johnson also trying to become a candidate Daily Record · Oct 23, 2022
Rishi Sunak confirms he is running to be next Prime Minister He already has enough backing to take part in the vote Wales Online · Oct 23, 2022
The Tory MPs backing Boris Johnson after saying he had to go Only a few months ago they had issued statements accusing the ex PM of "errors of judgement" and a lack of "integrity" as well as damaging the party and the country Wales Online · Oct 23, 2022
UK's Johnson, Sunak Meet amid Private Battle for Tory Leadership Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as the feuding pair who once headed Britain's government were poised to battle for the leadership of their fractured ruling party. Former prime minister Johnson, who returned from a Caribbean holiday earlier in the day aiming… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 23, 2022
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hold secret summit talks over deal to become Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have a rocky relationship after the Chancellor quit in a move that led to the Prime Minister being toppled in July - now they're facing off for PM Daily Mirror · Oct 23, 2022
Keir Starmer warns markets are spooked by Tory ‘psychodrama’ The Labour leader's comments come as reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may seek to claw back £40 billion of public finances by hiking taxes for high earners Wales Online · Oct 22, 2022
Johnson and Sunak hold talks over UK leadership race LONDON — Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, contenders to be the next U.K. prime minister, held face-to-face talks Saturday to discuss the Conservative leadership contest, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking a deal that would eliminate the need to take a potentially divisive runoff vote between them to… Tribune News Service · Oct 22, 2022
Speculation over Johnson-Sunak deal as Tory frontrunners yet to declare Boris Johnson was lagging behind his former chancellor in support from MPs as Rishi Sunak gained a valuable ally in Kemi Badenoch. The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
'Only a general election can let British people choose their destiny after Tory chaos' Liz Truss trashed the economy and her party. British people now want not just a change of leader, but a change of government - and only a general election can deliver that Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
Rishi Sunak gains valuable ally in likely bid for No 10 - as Boris Johnson backers challenged over claims he's reach magic number It comes after Mr Johnson returned to the UK to plot a bid to rerun for the top job in a move that has divided opinion among Conservative MPs, including his former allies Manchester Evening News · Oct 22, 2022
'Tory MPs must have amnesia if they want to bring Boris Johnson back as PM' Boris Johnson's Tory backers can put their fingers in their ears but cannot ignore the fact the former PM is still the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry into claims he lied to MPs, says Jason Beattie Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
Sunak and Johnson set to face off in UK leadership contest LONDON — The U.K. leadership race is shaping up to be a battle between two old adversaries: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, who helped oust the former prime minister from office just four months ago. Tribune News Service · Oct 22, 2022
'Tories want Boris Johnson back as PM because he is the best they can hope for' Mark Steel says the Conservative Party kicked Boris Johnson out because, under his leadership, they might be reduced to 100 Tory MPs at an election - but now they want him back Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022
Tory leadership race: what happens next? As party prepares to choose its third leader in little more than six weeks, here’s a step-by-step guide to the process The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2022 Boris Johnson arrives back in the UK ahead of expected Tory leadership entry Tory MPs will vote on Monday, and two candidates will be put forward to the Tory membership unless one pulls out, with a result being announced on Friday
The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2022 'Virtually impossible' to remove Douglas Ross as Scottish Tory leader THERE is no way for Scottish Tory MSPs to sack Douglas Ross, it has been revealed.
Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2022 UK’s Sunak ‘qualifies’ for PM race as Johnson eyes comeback Boris Johnson cuts short his holiday apparently to join the PM race, as ex-chancellor leads in Tory leadership contest.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2022 Rishi Sunak ‘first contender to pass threshold of 100 Tory MPs’ in race to become PM RISHI Sunak is believed to have become the first Conservative leadership candidate to secure the backing of 100 MPs, shoring up sufficient support…
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022 Rishi Sunak ‘first contender to pass threshold of 100 Tory MPs’ Former PM Boris Johnson was lagging behind, as was Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.
Daily Record · Oct 22, 2022 Scottish Tory MSPs stuck with Douglas Ross as they have no way of firing him as leader EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Tory MSPs have no formal way of forcing a confidence vote in their leader, unlike at Westminster
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Blackford: Scotland faces economic turmoil under any new Tory prime minister The SNP Westminster leader said Scotland would lose regardless of who wins the Tory leadership contest.
Daily Record · Oct 21, 2022 Boris Johnson faces being 'booted out by Christmas' if he returns as Prime Minister Key Tory figures fear the ex-Prime Minister's return would plunge the Conservative party into 'death spiral' but claim he appears 'up for it', the Mirror reports.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 Rishi Sunak ‘wins enough support to progress in Tory leadership campaign’ The former chancellor is the first candidate to be the next prime minister believed to have reached the 100-nomination threshold.
Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022 Tory leadership election is 'tempting target' for Russian hackers, experts warn Conservative grassroots activists are due to vote online next week for Liz Truss’s successor - and party elders insist the system is protected
Wales Online · Oct 21, 2022 Boris Johnson texts pal he's 'up for it' ahead of Tory leadership vote The former PM has been sunning himself in the Caribbean while parliament is in session