Truss camp says Mordaunt has ‘topped out’ with Tugendhat latest to fall Pressure still on foreign secretary in Tory leadership race as she gains just seven new backers in latest round The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022
Tory leadership race veers further right as Tom Tugendhat out and Liz Truss advances Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch will now go through to the next round tomorrow before a final announcement on Wednesday at 4pm - selecting the pair who'll be voted on by Tory members Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022
Brexit: Boris Johnson suggests Keir Starmer and ‘deep state’ plotting to take UK back into EU PM uses conspiracy theorists’ phrase, as he claims Labour leader will overturn Brexit at ‘drop of a hat’ The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Tory leadership: From Black Lives Matter to immigration - the candidates’ stance on race Despite a tumultuous two years following the Black Lives Matter protests, questions around the candidates’ position on race equality have been missing from the leadership race The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Liz Truss: From anti-Thatcher demos to heir to Iron Lady’s throne The Tory leadership contender has had many political reinventions in her life and career. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Boris Johnson claims Tory MPs will ‘coalesce in loyalty’ around his successor Mr Johnson spoke at length about Brexit, support for Ukraine and his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Boris Johnson claims he has delivered on ‘every single promise’ as he’s cheered on by Tory MPs Keir Starmer accuses ‘vengeful squatter’ at No 10 of being ‘delusional’ ahead of historic confidence vote The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Penny Mordaunt: Outside bet casting a spell on Tory MPs Long before the implosion of the Johnson premiership, 49-year-old Ms Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential leadership challenger. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
'The cancellation of Sky's Tory leadership debate shows what a joke our democracy has become' Columnist Will Hayward argues that the fact that a party that has run the country for over a decade has decided that it is too risky for the person who is going to govern us to have a public debate shows how many underlying health conditions our country has Wales Online · Jul 18, 2022
Britain’s next prime minister is unlikely to be a white man LONDON — For the first time in history, Britons could soon have a person of color as their prime minister. Even more, that person could also be a woman. Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2022
Who is Tom Tugendhat and what has he said about Scotland? Who is Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat and what has he said about Scotland and Scottish independence? The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2022
Tory leadership hopeful mocked for bizarre Tweets and poll boast fail Penny Mordaunt's Twitter boasts aren't working nearly as well as she thinks they are... The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2022
Tory leadership: Penny Mordaunt will become next prime minister, Independent readers predict 48 per cent think Penny Mordaunt will win the Conservative party leadership, while 23 per cent voted for Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Boris Johnson tells Farnborough Air Show the Tory Government will ‘roar on’ He made the comment as he opened the event in one of his final public appearances as Prime Minister. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 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 18, 2022 How does a Tory Party leadership contest work? Here is how the complex process is expected to play out
Chronicle Live · Jul 18, 2022 Sky News Tory leadership debate cancelled as candidates pull out Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have decided not to participate
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022 When is the no-confidence vote in Boris Johnson’s government? The government of outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence today amid renewed calls for him to step down and pass the reins of power to a caretaker leader.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 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’
Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022 Tory leadership contest: Tackling greenhouse gas emissions lowest priority for members Just 4% of Conservative members put the hitting 'net zero' emissions by 2050 was in their top three priorities for the next Tory party leader
Daily Record · Jul 18, 2022 Tory leadership candidates cancel TV debate as bitter splits emerge between MPs Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have stepped away from tomorrow's debate after a bad-tempered Sunday night clash exposed the deep divisions in the Tory party.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022 Sky News cancels third Tory leadership debate after Sunak and Truss pull out Pair indicated they would not take part in programme after bruising exchanges in earlier debates
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022 Sky News cancel Tory leadership debate after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pull out Pair clashed in second debate of the contest on Sunday evening
The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2022 Kemi Badenoch accused of 'Trumpian logic' in attack on SNP's record TORY leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has claimed SNP ministers "hide behind populism and polarisation" to deflect from their failures…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022 Next Tory leader must have clear plan on net zero, says Alok Sharma Each candidate to be asked to prove climate credentials at green hustings on Monday, as UK heatwave hits