Centre-right Climate party launches to oust Tory MPs opposing climate action Ed Gemmell wants to offer Conservative voters climate-conscious, business-friendly alternative The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022
Truss and Sunak seek to woo northern Tory voters at Leeds hustings The Tory leadership hopefuls will go head to head in a two-hour session, as the bitter race for No 10 heats up. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Liz Truss revives promise to build Northern Powerhouse Rail Tory leadership frontrunner commits to building Liverpool-Hull line, nine months after government scaled back plans The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022
Johnson wants supporters to abandon bid to keep him in No 10, claims Dorries Nadine Dorries, one of Boris Johnson’s leading supporters, said he does not support efforts to get him on the Tory Party leadership ballot paper. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Martin Lewis warns Brits can't wait for new PM for help with crippling bill hikes MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis denounced plans by Tory leadership contenders to suspend green levies and axe VAT on energy bills as 'trivial' in the face of eye-watering hikes to bills Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022
Economists cast doubt over Rishi Sunak's bid to scrap VAT on domestic energy bills Tory leadership candidate Rishi Sunak has vowed to drop the 5% charge from October if the energy price cap tops £3,000, describing it as a 'targeted, temporary and timely tax cut' Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022
‘She’s delusional’: Roundhay voters on Tory leadership contender Liz Truss As Leeds prepares to host hustings, residents of leafy suburb where Truss grew up take issue with her claims about the area The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2022
UK told to clarify whether key HS2 link to Scotland will EVER be built THE UK Government is facing calls to clarify whether a vital piece of high-speed rail infrastructure will actually be built and bring benefits to… The National (Scotland) · Jul 27, 2022
Liz Truss ‘setting anti-discrimination fight back 30 years’ with civil service plan Tory leadership favourite under fire over Whitehall shake-up including US-style ’political appointees’ The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Glasgow Conservative leader publicly backs Liz Truss as next PM The next Prime Minister will be selected by members of the Conservative party, and Glasgow council's Tory group leader thinks Liz Truss should get the job. Glasgow Live · Jul 27, 2022
Half of Tory voters want Boris Johnson to stay on as Prime Minister, poll finds CONSERVATIVE voters are split down the middle on whether Boris Johnson should resign, a snap poll has found. The National (Scotland) · Jul 27, 2022
Tory minister on £115k salary says workers must accept ‘pay restraint’ to control inflation ‘High wage economy’ promise in doubt as chief secretary to the Treasury attacks pay demands The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Tory leadership race: What happens next in Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss contest? Final two vying to be PM will make their case to Tory members The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Who exactly are the 160,000 Tory members who will choose the next prime minister? Members tend to come from particular backgrounds, age groups and parts of the country The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022 Tory tirades against migrants won’t wash in London Bile against immigrants has become a major part of this Tory leadership race. One dreads to think what our two would-be prime ministers, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, will pledge to do to refugees by the end of September.
Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022 Strip Tory members of right to vote for next PM as race turns bitter, says senior MP Sir Charles Walker, a former vice-chair of the powerful 1922 Committee, said the idea of letting party members pick the leader was 'well past its sell by date'
Daily Record · Jul 27, 2022 Scots could have £160 taken off winter fuel bills under plan to cut VAT Tory contender Rishi Sunak has tried to gain ground on rival Liz Truss by promising to a temporary cut in VAT on fuel bills this winter.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Truss vows to tell forces to cut crime by 20% and ‘police streets, not Twitter’ The Tory leadership hopeful wants to publish league tables showing how effectively police forces are tackling serious crime.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022 Strip Tory members of power to pick prime minister, demands senior MP Exclusive: former vice-chair of 1922 Committee condemns ‘shrill’ attacks by candidates and says only MPs should choose PM
Chronicle Live · Jul 26, 2022 North East's levelling up fears as Boris Johnson slammed for 'deciding to go on holiday and play with jets' Sunderland's council leader said that the region was watching the Tory leadership contest with 'interest and concern', amid worries about the future of the levelling up agenda
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Tory leadership odds: Liz Truss strengthens lead after TV clash with Rishi Sunak Foreign secretary is favourite among Tory Party members, who will choose winner
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Pollster: Leadership barbs to linger for longer among Tory MPs than voters Lord Hayward said the next prime minister must create the circumstances under which the previous frictions ‘disappear’.
Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2022 Boost for Liz Truss as new poll shows she beat Rishi Sunak in BBC debate Liz Truss’s campaign to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister received a major boost on Tuesday after a new poll of Conservative members suggested she had comfortably won Monday night’s fiery televised BBC debate with Rishi Sunak.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Tory leadership race: What happens next in Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss contest? Final two vying to be PM will make their case to Tory members
Liverpool Echo · Jul 26, 2022 Who won the Tory leadership TV debate on Monday Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss went head-to-head in the first of a series of live TV debates