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‘Hugely significant’: Who’s in the race to become UK Conservatives leader?

Four candidates hope to rule over the party trying to recover from historic electoral blow. Who are they?

Al Jazeera

James Cleverly favourite Tory leadership candidate among British public, new poll shows

Polling comes on the first day of Conservative Party’s annual conference, which will see leadership candidates fight for support of members

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch sparks Tory leadership row after ‘excessive’ maternity pay remarks

Tory leadership contender has caused consternation at the party conference after claiming the government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before backtracking

The Independent UK

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Israel should be ‘congratulated’ for Hassan Nasrallah assassination, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leadership hopeful said killing of Hezbollah chief would ‘create more peace in the Middle East’

The Independent UK

Tories facing ‘dire’ finances as businesses and donors switch to Farage and Starmer

Exclusive: Concerns are being raised about the financial health of the Conservative Party ahead of a crucial conference in Birmingham this week

The Independent UK

Tory Party conference: John Rentoul answers your questions – from the next leader to winning back voters

With a leadership contest looming and the Conservatives facing tough decisions on the party’s strategy, join John Rentoul, The Independent’s chief political commentator, for a live Q&A

The Independent UK

Sayeeda Warsi quits Conservatives over UK party’s lurch to ‘far right’

Former co-chair criticises party’s ‘hypocrisy and double standards in its treatment of different communities’.

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Prominent Tory peer resigns from party over 'how far right' it has moved

A PROMINENT Tory peer has resigned from the party over how far it has moved to the right.

The National (Scotland)

Canada’s Trudeau survives no-confidence vote in latest test for his gov’t

No-confidence motion fails to pass in House of Commons, but Justin Trudeau faces more challenges ahead.

Al Jazeera

It’s Hard to Tell What Poilievre Makes of the World

Besides being anti China, the Conservatives have been largely silent on their foreign policy

The Walrus

Who will be the next Oxford University chancellor? The frontrunners – and the ‘anti-woke’ outsider

Around 250,000 university staff and alumni will vote in the election next month after the current chancellor, Chris Patten, announced his retirement

The Independent UK

4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party

British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest

The Independent UK

Priti Patel knocked out in the first round of Tory leadership race as Robert Jenrick wins first ballot

Conservative Party members will make the final choice of new leader from a shortlist of two

Evening Standard

Watch: Tom Tugendhat promises ‘reset’ as he launches Conservative Party leadership campaign

Watch as Tom Tugendhat launches his Conservative Party leadership campaign in central London on Tuesday 3 September.

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Tory councillor’s wife admits stirring up racial hatred after calling for migrant hotels to ‘burn’

Lucy Connolly admitted publishing inflammatory social media post on day of Southport stabbings

Evening Standard

OPINION - Merge with Reform? Move to the centre? Tory members don't know what to do

Write to your MP, volunteer at your local food bank, even run for office. There are many ways to be civically engaged in the 21st century. But for the last 14 years, if you really wanted to make a difference, all you needed to do was join the Tories.

The Independent UK

Jenrick makes pitch as rightwing Tory leadership candidate promising party Suella Braverman is comfortable in

Robert Jenrick officially launched his pitch to be Tory leader with a pledge to bring back the Rwanda plan and leave the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves accuses Jeremy Hunt of of lying about public finances as war of words escalates

The chancellor made her strongest condemnation yet of her predecessor and Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party

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Britain's New Government Faces Financial Crisis After Election Win

Britain's new left-leaning government faces financial challenges inherited from previous rule, with a significant 20-billion-pound shortfall in public fina...

The National (Scotland)

Priti Patel becomes fifth to declare Tory leadership bid

PRITI Patel has said she will stand to be Tory party leader, making her the fifth Conservative MP to throw her hat in the ring...

Evening Standard

Mel Stride becomes fourth MP to enter Conservative Party leader contest

The former work and pensions secretary will announce on Friday he is a candidate, it has been reported.

Evening Standard

Who will be the next Tory leader? Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch go head to head

Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head with Robert Jenrick

Evening Standard

Tory leadership race triggered as Rishi Sunak formally steps down

Former PM will remain acting leader until his successor is chosen on November 2

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