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How the UK Attorney General found himself at centre of Taylor Swift’s police escort row

The government’s top lawyer was engulfed in ‘Swiftgate’ probe after he reportedly intervened in the pop star’s security

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP warns Robert Jenrick would ‘poison’ Conservative Party if he became leader

Ex-Tory MP Matthew Parris painted Robert Jenrick as a political chameleon, having gone from a ‘Cameron Remainer’ to a ‘Reform-adjacent headbanger’

The Independent UK

Scottish Tories 'closed for business' if Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes chairman, says MSP

A SCOTTISH Conservative MSP has said his party will be “closed for business” if Robert Jenrick appoints Jacob Rees-Mogg as party chairman.

The National (Scotland)

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Tories cannot win elections with Badenoch or Jenrick, warns Britain’s top pollster John Curtice

Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice described Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch as ‘unknown quantities’ who do not have what it takes to turn the party’s fortunes around

The Independent UK

The Tory leadership farce is no laughing matter – its outcome will pollute British politics

Labour has to stand up to toxic Tory posturing, or it will be pulled in the same direction as Jenrick and Badenoch, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch is no cartoon villain. Labour underestimates her at its peril

The favourite to win the leadership contest should give the left pause for thought on diversity

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes

Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race

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Jenrick denies he would drop hard-right policies if he became Tory leader

Conservative MP says his tack to the right has rattled Nigel Farage and confirms he would like the UK to exit the ECHR

The Guardian - UK

How Jenrick’s team tricked five Cleverly supporters to reach Tory leadership last two

Exclusive: Robert Jenrick’s team did something extraordinary to get him over the line in leadership contest

The Independent UK

Jenrick denies privately telling Tory MPs he would pivot back to centre if he became leader – as it happened

Tory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick suggests he regrets removing Disney murals from asylum-seeker centre

Conservative leadership candidate says he would not do it again in apparent pitch to centre of party

The Guardian - UK

‘Cock up not conspiracy!’ - Inside the downfall of James Cleverly

How Robert Jenrick had a lucky escape

The Independent UK

Tory centrists refuse to back Jenrick or Badenoch as MPs leave them disenfranchised

Tory members on the left of the party have started announcing they will boycott a leadership election with two right-wing candidates

The Independent UK

Tory MPs have accidentally knocked out their own man – and reminded voters why they lost the last election

The Conservative party leadership ballot is a private affair. The MPs don’t have to reveal who they voted for if they don’t want to. And given how badly they appear to have bungled their final round of voting in this contest, it seems unlikely we’ll ever know what really happened.

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The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick: What policies set the final two Tory leadership candidates apart

The Tory party appears to be veering toward the right with the final two candidates - here we look at the difference between the pair

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: No guarantee Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will last a full parliament

That was not supposed to happen. James Cleverly, the favourite to be next leader of the Conservatives, will now not even have the opportunity to face party members, having failed to attract enough votes in the final round of MP voting.

The Independent UK

Badenoch vs Jenrick: The final Tory leadership candidates unpacked, from spats to schooling

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are facing each other in the Tory leadership contest after the surprise knock-out of James Cleverly

The National (Scotland)

What the UK Tory leadership contest means for Scottish Conservatives

WHEN Russell Findlay was announced as the new Scottish Tory leader almost a fortnight ago, he was greeted with a multitude of issues in his in-tray.

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James Cleverly allies may have tried to boot Kemi Badenoch out of Tory race, says MP

Shadow business secretary Kevin Hollinrake stressed the Tory leadership voting patterns were ‘quite surprising’ after James Cleverly lost out

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What the shock Badenoch-Jenrick leadership battle says about the future of the Tories

In today’s newsletter: Conservative MPs have whittled down the candidates to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. What does that say about the direction of the party?

The National (Scotland)

'What the hell are you doing?': Tory shock as James Cleverly exits leadership contest

THE elimination of James Cleverly from the Conservative Party leadership contest is being met with shock and dismay by party members following the…

The Guardian - UK

Ministers facing questions over Met’s VIP protection for Taylor Swift

James Cleverly asks Yvette Cooper if she intervened to ensure popstar’s London concerts went ahead

The Independent UK

Tory civil war erupts again less than two hours after MPs pivot to the hard right

Supporters of Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch have already launched scathing attacks on each other

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservative leadership contest: normality is not on the ballot

Editorial: The Conservative membership now faces a choice between two subtly different versions of the same failed ideology

The Guardian - UK

The new Tory leader will be Badenoch or Jenrick. Either would be a one-way ticket to another political planet

MPs spurned the chance to renew their party. Their chosen path is further right, a blow for all who want an effective opposition, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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