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Penny Mordaunt: Defence of the UK is safe in my hands

The trade minister and former defence secretary surged ahead of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss after the first round of voting by Tory MPs.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership – live: Penny Mordaunt under fire as knives come out in race for No 10

Backers of Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman urged to ‘join Liz’ as race narrows to six

The Independent UK

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Penny Mordaunt: Tory leadership candidate surges ahead as forecast says she'll win most MPs

A forecast for who will be picked among Conservative MPs to become the next leader has chosen Penny Mordaunt ahead of Rishi Sunak. Once both candidates are chosen by MPs, party members vote - and many believe they'd choose Ms Mordaunt over Mr Sunak too

Daily Mirror

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

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

The Independent UK

Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt repeatedly said ‘c**k’ in Commons speech after losing bet

Tory favourite used address on poultry welfare to fulfil foul-mouthed dare

The Independent UK

Liz Truss to set out leadership bid with pledge to “level up in a Conservative way” and cut taxes

The Foreign Secretary polled third in the latest round of the Tory leadership contest, behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss under pressure as rivals steal march in Tory leadership race

Foreign secretary forced to regroup after trailing behind Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt after first round ballot

The Guardian - UK

Truss to set out plans to level up in a ‘Conservative way’ in leadership bid - OLD

The Foreign Secretary’s backers have attacked rival Rishi Sunak’s ‘economically damaging’ policies.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: All the MPs still in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader

Contest to succeed prime minister described by one Conservative politician as the ‘wacky races’

The Independent UK

Tory councillor reinstated after suspension for 'gutter politics' attack on severely ill ex-deputy mayor

North Tyneside's Conservatives will be taking no further action against Liam Bones after he accused Jim Allen of being the “laziest Labour councillor”

Chronicle Live

Daily Mail out to stop ‘traitor’ Sunak as Tory rivals vie for press backing

Analysis: newspapers still hold great power, and pro-Johnson Mail has set out its ‘anyone but Rishi’ stall

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak wins first Tory leadership ballot but Penny Mordaunt has momentum

Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi are knocked out of race in first ballot of Tory MPs

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi eliminated from Tory leadership race after first round of election

Candidates needed the backing for 30 Conservative MPs to get to the next round of the contest which is due to take place on Thursday.

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Daily Mirror

6 Tory leadership candidates through first round with Hunt and Zahawi both out

In an evening of high drama at Westminster, Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt stormed into a strong second place alongside Rishi Sunak - but she could be replaced by Liz Truss on the final ballot if the right unite around her

The National (Scotland)

Only 11 per cent of public can name Penny Mordaunt and some mistake her for Adele, poll finds

A few respondents to the SavantaComRes poll thought the MP was popstar Adele - when asked to name the politician from their photo

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson suggests he could leave No 10 before September

The Prime Minister suggested the next Tory leader could be chosen by acclamation rather than a full contest.

The Guardian - UK

Culture warrior Kemi Badenoch is already a winner with Tory right

Former minister surfing anti-‘woke’ wave is unlikely to become PM but should land plum cabinet role

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The Independent UK

Tory members support net zero and aren’t impressed by tax cuts, poll finds

Candidates have emphasised tax cuts and some have said they would scrap net zero climate pledge

Daily Record

MP Kirsten Oswald warns that the Tory leadership candidates are trying to “out-Thatcher Thatcher”

The SNP Westminster deputy leader says: "The only way for Scotland to rid itself of more toxic Tory austerity is by becoming an independent country"

The Independent UK

Liz Truss vows to halt green levies as fears grow over Tory net zero promise

Foreign secretary wants to look again at ‘best way of delivering net zero’

The Guardian - UK

Starmer attacks Tory leadership candidates as Johnson defends record

PM says he leaves with ‘head held high’ as Labour leader questions tax affairs and capabilities of those vying to succeed him

Daily Record

Ian Blackford claims 'Scotland loses' no matter who wins Tory leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson

The SNP leader at Westminster faced a dig at PMQs from Boris Johnson who quipped "he's going or I'm going"

The Independent UK

Johnson raises prospect of early exit from No 10

The Prime Minister suggested the next Tory leader could be chosen by acclamation rather than a full contest.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson boasts he's 'proud' and quits with 'head held high' in shameless PMQs

The Prime Minister showed no remorse for years of sleaze and scandal in a defiant PMQs session with Keir Starmer - and even suggested he could skip next week's final clash ever

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