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Tory MPs not party members should decide on leader, says William Hague

Better for MPs to have ‘full say’ rather than grassroots, says former Tory leader

The Independent UK

Jon Culshaw fulfills dream of taking Les Dawson tribute show on the road

The star of TV’s Dead Ringers is paying tribute to Blankety Blank host Les with a show that premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe and ends in Lancashire near the home of the comedy legend

Daily Mirror

Lend me your ears! The art of political speechwriting

The politicians deliver the words but who writes them? We talk to the experts whose job is to come up with the memorable phrases

The Guardian - UK

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'This is it, folks': Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous goodbye

Boris Johnson’s term as British leader was a mix of high drama and low disgrace

The Independent UK

What would Princess Diana’s life have been like if she had lived?

Embroiled in culture wars or living the high life in exile abroad, Sean O’Grady explores what Princess Diana’s life might have been like, had the Princess of Wales not died 25 years ago

The Independent UK

From the ‘Brexit shredder’ to headless actors – Rishi Sunak must stop these dreadful campaign videos

The #Ready4Rishi campaign has been putting out budget video after budget video. Let’s take a look at the oeuvre so far, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

The Guardian - UK

Private school polish and big dreams: how Rishi Sunak became a contender for PM

Tory leadership candidate is praised as an earnest workaholic, but critics say politically he has a glass jaw and is naive

The Guardian - UK

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10 things you may not know about Rishi Sunak

Ex-chancellor may want to be PM, but once had a different career path in mind, as our obscure facts reveal

The Guardian - UK

The Northern Agenda: That bloody cheese man

Keep up to date with all the big politics stories in the North with the daily Northern Agenda newsletter. You can receive the Northern Agenda newsletter direct to your inbox every week day by signing up right here. Here is today's Northern Agenda

Manchester Evening News

Lord Hague urges Tories to back ‘highly disciplined, rational’ Sunak for PM

The ex-Tory leader told the grassroots Rishi Sunak has his ‘full support’.

The Independent UK

What's next for Boris Johnson as PM said to be plotting route back to No10

The PM is likely to be a thorn in the side of whoever succeeds him, former Tory leader William Hague has warned, and those who know him suggest he is already plotting a route back to No10

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson will be ‘permanent nightmare’ for new prime minister, warns Lord Hague

‘That he wants revenge on Rishi Sunak is already apparent,’ former Tory leader says

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson will be 'permanent nightmare' for next Tory PM, warns Hague

Former Conservative leader Lord Hague said the fact that Boris Johnson 'wants revenge on Rishi Sunakis already apparent, but if Liz Trussis elected, she will face the identical problem'

Daily Mirror

Rob Rinder: my Queer Eye style tips for all you aspiring political leaders out there

Back when I was small, I loved to play with my friend Miranda’s My Little Ponies. I didn’t give a tiny stuff for starships or toy cars or any of that nonsense. No, all I wanted was to get my hands on those multi-coloured plastic horses.

Evening Standard

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Reason

Margaret Thatcher Looms Large in British P.M. Race

Both major candidates to replace Boris Johnson have branded themselves as heirs to the neoliberal icon’s ideological legacy.

Daily Mirror

Tony Blair was sick of PMQs and complained it was the 'worst forum' for him

Newly-released archive files show the Labour Prime Minister rejected a bid to have a 'fresh approach' with more witty one-liners and put-downs from Alastair Campbell

The Independent UK

Worried Blair aides held brainstorm session to devise ‘fresh approach’ for PMQs

Tony Blair described his weekly appearances at the Commons despatch box as ‘something to endure’.

The Guardian - UK

Tories have been lurching further right for years. Boris Johnson was just the latest

The former leader’s policy emphases and electoral strategy were not aberrations, but rather the culmination of a shift that began in 1975 with Thatcher

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss insists cabinet backs Boris Johnson and says he has her ‘100% support’

Top ministers are being urged to walk out – after William Hague told them ’that’s what I would do’

The Guardian - UK

Brady won’t rule out another no-confidence vote on Johnson within a year

Chair of the 1922 Committee leaves door open to rule change as William Hague says PM could be ousted by other means

The Independent UK

UK's Johnson scrambles to regain authority after rebellion

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to patch up his tattered authority after surviving a no-confidence vote that laid bare deep divisions in his Conservative Party and raised serious doubts about how long he can stay in office

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s no-confidence vote: PM tells cabinet to ‘draw a line’ under Partygate after narrowly surviving bruising ballot – as it happened

Boris Johnson says ministers should focus on ‘cutting costs of government’ after William Hague says his position is ‘untenable’

Daily Mirror

Tory men in suits demand Boris Johnson 'get out' after worse result than Theresa May

Boris Johnson will today summon his Cabinet with his 'vision for the coming weeks' after 41% of his own MPs voted no confidence in him - and critics suggested he had only months on the clock

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s position ‘unsustainable’ after confidence vote revolt, former Tory leader says

‘While Johnson has survived the night, the damage done to his premiership is severe’

Daily Record

Boris Johnson told to quit by former Tory leader after narrow confidence vote win

When Theresa May faced a confidence vote in 2018, she secured the support of 63% of her MPs but was still forced out within six months.

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