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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.

The Conversation

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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 Independent UK

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.

The National (Scotland)

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

Evening Standard

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?

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'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 National (Scotland)

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Cock-up, rather than conspiracy, the likely cause of Cleverly’s surprise exit

Law of unintended consequences more likely to have played key role in Tory leadership election

The Guardian - UK

The Tory leadership contest continues to deliver – for Labour

James Cleverly had been the one Tory talking a small amount of sense, so of course he lost to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage has scared the Tories into abandoning the centre for the hard right

News analysis: Nigel Farage has shaped this Tory leadership contest more than any of the candidates

Evening Standard

OPINION - How did James Cleverly throw away a seemingly unassailable lead?

If it was tactical voting, then... oops

The Independent UK

The race to lead Britain's Conservative Party is down to the final 2 candidates

Britain’s opposition Conservative Party will choose either Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch to be its next leader

Evening Standard

Tory leadership election: Favourite James Cleverly out of race as Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick make final two

Kemi Badenoch jumped from third to first place in the race to become Conservative leader

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The Guardian - UK

Labour and Lib Dems gleeful as Badenoch to face Jenrick in Tory leadership race

Next leader will be from populist wing of party after James Cleverly loses out in chaotic final MPs’ vote

The National (Scotland)

James Cleverly eliminated from Conservative Party leadership race

James Cleverly has been eliminated from the Conservative Party leadership election, in a surprise development despite a strong performance at the…

The Independent UK

Tory MPs pivot to the right as centrist James Cleverly knocked out of leadership race

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch - both candidates favoured by the right of the party - will face a vote of the membership this month

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson forgets to thank family at his book launch

The ex-PM also raised a glass to Keir Starmer at the launch of Unleashed

The Independent UK

James Cleverly: Conservatism with a smile or just an empty suit?

News analysis: James Cleverly would almost certainly win a vote for which MP is best to go to the pub with but, despite huge experience in two of the great offices of state, doubts persist over whether he is the right man to lead a fractured Conservative Party

The Independent UK

Watch: Starmer faces PMQs grilling on Labour turmoil as Tory leadership takes shape

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer faced a PMQs grilling on the turmoil surrounding his Labour party today (Wednesday 9 October).

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick 'horse-trading' attack on rivals as he fights to avoid being dumped out of Tory leader race

The former immigration minister made the allegation as his leadership campaign appeared to have lost momentum

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