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Who could take over as UK prime minister?

The race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Britain's prime minister is down to five candidates after the second round of voting among Tory MPs on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Conservative leadership election: Who is still in the race to be the UK’s next prime minister?

Here are the candidates left in the Tory leadership contest following the second round of voting

Evening Standard

Who is still in the race to be the UK’s next prime minister?

Here are the candidates left in the Tory leadership contest following the second round of voting.

The Independent UK

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UK approved fewer new drugs than EU and US in year after Brexit transition

Fears extra expense and paperwork caused by Brexit will make Britain unattractive to global drugmakers

The Guardian - UK

Votes being counted in second round of Tory leadership contest

Rishi Sunak topped the voting in the first round of the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon reacts to news that Rishi Sunak backed a post-Brexit indyref

NICOLA Sturgeon has suggested that there may be “room for discussions” with leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak after it emerged that he backed…

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss 'gets lost' trying to leave room after telling Tories she should be PM

The Foreign Secretary was spotted striding into a crowd before looking around in confusion for the exit, while three members of staff erupted into giggles by the doorway

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Liz Truss forced to defend campaign after Mordaunt surge

Insisted she would not make ‘disparaging comments’ about her rivals

The Independent UK

Dining across the divide: ‘There’s a sea of white, working-class people who feel totally alienated’

A Conservative and a Labour supporter agree that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is outrageous, but what about statue-toppling?

The Guardian - UK

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

Loyalty to PM stopped me quitting, says Truss as she hails ‘record of delivery’

The Foreign Secretary said she is ready to be ‘prime minister from day one’.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon insists Scots have 'right to change their minds' on independence following 2014 referendum

The First Minister insisted she had respected the result of the 2014 referendum - but claimed circumstances had changed because of Brexit.

Daily Record

Who should succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader? Our panel’s verdict

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister

The Guardian - UK

'I'd have grave reservations': Lord Frost launches scathing attack on Penny Mordaunt

FORMER Brexit minister Lord Frost has launched a scathing attack on Tory leadership contender Penny Mordaunt, saying she was not up to the job when…

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David Frost has ‘grave reservations’ about Penny Mordaunt as Tory leader

Former Brexit minister and other Liz Truss allies hit out at Mordaunt after she came second in first ballot

The Independent UK

Lord Frost lashes out at Mordaunt as Tory leadership race turns nasty

The former Brexit minister said Ms Mordaunt was not up to the job when she was his deputy in talks with the EU.

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership backbiting turns on Penny Mordaunt as she surges as bookies favourite

Right-winger Lord Frost launched a scathing attack on Penny Mordaunt as she surged ahead in the Conservative leadership election, suggesting she was not up to the job

The Independent UK

Lord Frost has ‘grave reservations’ about Penny Mordaunt as PM and says she was moved off Brexit talks

‘I didn’t even know where she was,’ says ex-negotiator in scathing attack on favourite’s Brexit credentials

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Evening Standard

Tories descend into war of words over Brexit credentials of leadership candidates

A fierce Tory Twitter spat broke out over Brexit on Thursday after the two front runners to win the Conservative leadership contest were accused of endangering the UK’s future outside the European Union.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Sunak leads and Mordaunt is surging – but what do the numbers tell us?

In today’s newsletter: Private backroom deals done could swing the Tory leadership contest. But what if there was a way to predict who MPs will back before even they decide?

The Independent UK

Who is backing whom? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain

More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.

Reuters

Anti-EU campaigner Farage says only Braverman will 'complete Brexit'

Leading anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage said on Wednesday Attorney General Suella Braverman was the only one of the remaining six candidates for British prime minister who would "complete Brexit".

The Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak proposed holding indyref2 after Brexit, unearthed comments reveal

*We are resharing this piece from our archives as Rishi Sunak looks set to be the next PM. First published July 13, 2022*

Evening Standard

Tory leadership race: Who is still in the contest to be the next prime minister?

The first round of voting has taken place to decide who replaces Boris Johnson as the next Tory leader and prime minister

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