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Liz Truss called for more tax powers for Scotland – then voted against it

LIZ Truss was among a group of Tory MPs who called for Scotland to be given full tax-raising abilities ahead of the 2014 independence referendum –…

The National (Scotland)

Prime minister contenders consistently voted against devolution, analysis shows

THE two Tory MPs battling to become the next prime minister have consistently voted against giving more powers to Holyrood, analysis has revealed.

The National (Scotland)

Tory leadership race 'poses Thatcher threat to Scotland amid lurch to the right'

THE SNP have warned of a growing “Thatcher threat” to Scotland with the Tory leadership race lurching “even further to the right”.

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Tories 'ignoring Brexit reality for fantasy world', leadership contenders told

THE Tory leadership contenders are ignoring the reality of Brexit, with each vying to offer a “more attractive unicorn” to party members,…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss BOTH lurch to right with grim migrant pledges

Rivals Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak vying to be Britain's next Prime Minister showed tonight that whichever way the scandal-hit Tories go, the UK will see further attempts to crack down on illegal migration - including the widely derided Rwanda asylum scheme

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak says as PM he would cap number of refugees UK accepts

Tory leadership candidate’s pledge follows favourite Liz Truss’s claim she would extend Rwanda scheme

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s hardline immigration plan includes a cap on refugees and floating detention centres for asylum seekers

The former chancellor would withhold aid from poor countries that refused to cooperate

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Truss pledges to scrap EU rules if she wins race to be UK leader

Liz Truss vowed to scrap all remaining EU laws by the end of 2023 if she becomes prime minister, as she vies for votes with Rishi Sunak in their battle to win the Conservative Party leadership election and succeed Boris Johnson.

Tribune News Service

Sunak and Truss promise crackdown on illegal migration

Both the Foreign Secretary and the former chancellor appeared united on the need to toughen up UK policy on migrants.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: Cabinet secretary wades into row over Liz Truss ‘smear campaign’

Simon Case intervenes as Tory concerns grow that race for No 10 has become increasingly hostile

The Independent UK

Travel chaos is ‘the new normal’ after Brexit, British tourists are warned

Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates try to blame France for delays

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ahead of Liz Truss by only a few percentage points after public asked to rate Prime Minister candidates

The results suggest the public are split on the two Conservative Party leadership candidates

Wales Online

'Boris Johnson's final PMQs was a flat performance, not the grand exit we expected'

Keir Mudie says everyone expected some sort of grand exit from Boris Johnson, but his last PMQs was an 'oddly flat occasion', mainly remembered for the moment he said: 'Hasta la vista, baby'

Daily Mirror

Sunak and Truss ramp up leadership campaigns ahead of regional hustings

Rishi Sunak claims he is the underdog and is being targeted by ‘the forces that be’

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Daily Mirror

Red wall poll puts PM hopefuls under pressure to fix broken childcare system

Some 66% of voters in ‘red wall’ constituencies either somewhat or strongly support ‘a policy of free universal childcare’, according to polling carried out on behalf of the Common Wealth think tank, and campaigners Women’s Budget Group and Pregnant then Screwed

The Guardian - UK

Thatcher ministers turn on Liz Truss over tax cut plans

Chris Patten, Norman Lamont and Malcolm Rifkind warn former PM would never have approved borrowing to fund £30bn cuts

Daily Mirror

Pensioners heading to France for summer holiday brand Dover travel chaos 'a disaster'

Pensioners Paul and Wendy Nicholas, from Brockenhurst, Hants, were heading to Cologne, France, to join a Saga river cruise. They said 150 people were due to join the seven-night cruise

Daily Mirror

'Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak say Britain has to change, but they've run it for years'

Mark Steel says Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't think Boris Johnson is fit to be in their Cabinet, although neither ever objected that he was Prime Minister

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The Independent UK

Rwanda migrant scheme will be extended, says Truss

Liz Truss has said she will extend the controversial Rwanda asylum scheme, in a move to firm up support among Tory party voters.

The Independent UK

‘Not a word’ Putin says can be trusted, says Liz Truss after Odesa attack

The Foreign Secretary said a hit on the Black Sea port was “completely unwarranted”.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak hits out at ‘forces that be’ backing Liz Truss

Foreign Secretary Ms Truss, who has been tipped as the favourite among the Tory membership, said she was ‘not taking anything for granted’.

The Independent UK

Blow for Rishi Sunak, as poll suggests Tories more likely to win under Liz Truss

A quarter of 2019 Tory supporters cannot see themselves backing the party under the former chancellor’s leadership

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Northern Ireland will not make or break chances of Tory leadership contenders

Just 0.03% of Northern Ireland's population will have a say on who becomes the UK's next Prime Minister

The Independent UK

How Margaret Thatcher is looming large over Tory leadership race

As the race to replace Boris Johnson continues, it is the legacy of another Conservative leader that both candidates are trying to claim as their own.

Reuters

'I am the underdog,' says British PM candidate Sunak

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday described himself as the underdog in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister.

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