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Conservative leadership race: Big guns turn fire on Penny Mordaunt ahead of TV clash

The final five Tory candidates enter a war of words as the fight for votes gets nasty

Evening Standard

Conservative leadership election: why a run-off between Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak is unlikely

A second round of voting among Conservative MPs has whittled the candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson as leader down to five. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, finished top with the votes of 101 Tory MPs, Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, was second with 81, and the…

The Conversation

Emily Sheffield: Penny Mordaunt may be making waves, but I’d rather go with what I know

Like many in the last week, I’ve been scrambling around looking for the real Penny Mordaunt. Not the Penny Mordaunt this surprise leading contender wants to present to us, but the woman she may want to hide.

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While Britain burns, the Tories are … fiddling with themselves again

There’s a great river of molten horror approaching. What better time for a nice, long, frenzied leadership contest, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership candidates to go head-to-head in first TV debate tonight

Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt and Tom Tugendhat all made it through to the third round of voting.

Daily Record

Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become Tory leader?

Social media savvy ‘human hand grenade’ seen as continuity candidate and faces uphill battle to displace favourites Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

The Independent UK

Tory leadership debate - live: Mordaunt, Sunak and Truss to compete for votes in TV clash

Minister for trade policy said she polls highest in Red Wall and Blue Wall seats

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One thing unites Tories in affluent Beaconsfield: moving on from Johnson

Brexit is not the dividing line it was, but members spooked by the byelection loss nearby have divergent visions of the party’s future

The Guardian - UK

Mordaunt accuses Tory rivals of trying to block her from reaching final two

The Foreign Secretary is bidding to consolidate and increase support from the right of the Tory party in the face of a surge by Penny Mordaunt.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership debate: rivals discuss tax, energy, NHS, the green economy and trust in first televised head-to-head – as it happened

The five candidates face off in a televised Channel 4 debate

The Guardian - UK

6 reasons to be worried about the Tory leadership candidates who'll be your Prime Minister

All five remaining frontrunners have outlined plans to cut taxes in the race to succeed Boris Johnson. That spells bad news for austerity-battered public services - and that's before we get onto human rights and the environment...

Daily Mirror

Penny Mordaunt accuses Tory leadership rivals of ‘black ops’ campaign

Trade minister says spate of negative coverage is an attempt keep her out of final round of voting

The Guardian - UK

When are the Tory leadership TV debates?

Remaining candidates face three clashes in five days as contest heats up

The Independent UK

Who do you think will win the Tory leadership race? Have your say

We have a final five candidates in the running to be the UK’s next prime minister. Cast your vote now

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Reuters

UK's Sunak and Truss clash over tax in leadership debate

British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over tax policy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, as the five remaining contenders to be Britain's next prime minister went head-to-head in the first of three televised debates.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson backing 'anyone but Rishi' for prime minister, reports say

BORIS Johnson doesn’t mind who the next prime minister is – as long as it’s not Rishi Sunak, according to reports.

Radio France Internationale

Former finance minister Sunak leads race to replace Boris Johnson as UK PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak led the field of Conservative MPs bidding to become Britain's next prime minister in the first ballot of Tory lawmakers Wednesday, as the race narrowed to six following the elimination of two candidates.

Evening Standard

Conservative leadership race latest: Tory rivals clash over taxes in TV debate showdown

The first of three Tory leadership TV debates is being screened on Channel 4

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The Independent UK

What the papers say – July 15

The national mastheads cover developments in the Tory leadership race and look ahead to the first televised debate.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How one family’s disastrous reign dragged Sri Lanka to the brink

In today’s newsletter: The south Asian country entered a state of emergency this week after ousting the ruling Rajapaksa family. Nimo Omer explains how Sri Lanka got here

The Independent UK

Tory leadership - live: Truss team denies Mordaunt ‘black-ops’ campaign ahead of TV debate

Transport minister Wendy Morton says Liz Truss’s team is “absolutely not” involved in an untoward campaign

Wales Online

Drop out, Kemi, says Brexiteer peer, so right wing can unite behind Truss to block Sunak

But the former minister has no intention of stopping her leadership campaign, say allies

The Independent UK

Lord Frost calls on Kemi Badenoch to withdraw from Tory leadership race and back Liz Truss

Former Brexit minister suggests Badnoch will be given ‘a serious job in a Truss administration’

Reuters

Liz Truss gains support from Frost, Braverman in UK PM race- media

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained backing from former Brexit negotiator David Frost and British lawmaker Suella Braverman to become the next UK prime minister, British media reported on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: Truss gains right-wing votes as Sunak and Mordaunt are on top

Suella Braverman is to throw her support behind the Foreign Secretary after being eliminated from the race to replace Boris Johnson.

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