Tory leadership contest: Rishi Sunak would lose in final member vote against three rivals, poll shows Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, and Kemi Badenoch could all defeat ex-chancellor The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Climate emergency is bottom priority for Tory members in leadership contest, poll finds Just 4 per cent of Tories put issue in their top three priorities for the next party leader The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Labour challenges Nadhim Zahawi over tax and £26m business loan Shadow minister Pat McFadden seeks answers about chancellor and offshore family firm, and £26m loan his firm spent on property The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022
Zahawi urged to explain source of £26m mystery loans Chancellor’s £58m property firm used loans to buy commercial and retail premises across the UK The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022
'Record low' number of people think Brexit was a good idea, John Curtice says A “RECORD high” number of people believe Brexit was a mistake, according to the latest polling. The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2022
The first week of the Tory leadership contest, in graphs It has been a busy week in politics - read our interactive overview on the state of the Tory leadership contest and what it tells us The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2022
More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November 2022. The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022
Rishi, eat your heart out: the Conservative grassroots already have their darling Members indicate their new leader should be a competent unity candidate, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022
Liz Truss under pressure as rivals steal march in Tory leadership race Foreign secretary forced to regroup after trailing behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt after first round ballot The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022
Forget the ‘natural party of government’: these Tories are headless chickens The leadership election is revealing a party that has no time for anything as boring as self-reflection, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022
Tory leadership race eliminates Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi The race is now down to the six candidates who secured 30 votes Wales Online · Jul 13, 2022
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 · Jul 13, 2022
Tory vice-chair resigns to publicly campaign for leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt Remarks follow YouGov poll showing clear support for minister among Conservative members The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Mordmentum: Penny leads every candidate in Tory run-off What does the Conservative membership want? Tax cuts? A war on woke? If the results of today’s YouGov survey are anything to go by, the answer is straightforward: Penny Mordaunt. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022
Reuters · Jul 13, 2022 Poll shows Penny Mordaunt would win runoff to become next UK PM British minister Penny Mordaunt would win a runoff to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister if she makes it to the final two candidates, a poll by Yougov showed on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Tory leadership: Penny Mordaunt favourite among party members to become new PM, poll finds Second survey in 24 hours suggests Brexiteer trade minister way ahead of rivals
Chicago Tribune · Jul 13, 2022 Commentary: Instead of running for Congress, I want to help build the emerging ‘Independents Movement’ As we head into the midterm elections, only 13% of Americans say they are “satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.,” the second-lowest percentage in the 43 years that Gallup has been asking this question. President Joe Biden’s job approval rating continues to decline and has fallen…
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022 Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about the under-fire Tory Party chairman Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rose to No 11 Downing Street and propped up Boris Johnson’s ailing administration last summer, only to be hit by a tax scandal himself
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Consumer confidence falls for seventh month in a row – YouGov/Cebr Confidence fell to its lowest point last month since August 2020, according to analysis by YouGov and the Centre for Economic and Business Research.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022 Half of Australian managers have never hired a person with disability, survey shows YouGov poll indicates nearly one in 10 HR professionals were not open to recruiting a person with disability in the future
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about new chancellor replacing Rishi Sunak Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rises to No 11 Downing Street, propping up Boris Johnson’s ailing, scandal-ridden premiership as slew of resignations threaten to sink it
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022 Spotlight on Nadhim Zahawi over personal finances after tax investigations surface Following multiple revelations by The Independent and other newspapers, questions are now being asked over the chancellor’s wealth and how it has been accumulated
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022 Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about new chancellor replacing Rishi Sunak Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rises to No 11 Downing Street, propping up Boris Johnson’s ailing, scandal-ridden premiership as slew of resignations threaten to sink it
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2022 Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia.
The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022 Public support for Ukrainian refugees already waning in UK, poll shows Exclusive: Public still more likely to support Ukrainian refugees compared to Afghans and Syrians