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Tories plan to narrow race with tougher rules for prime minister candidates

LONDON — The UK Conservative Party is planning to narrow down a wide field of contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister by requiring candidates to have the initial support of 20 Tory MPs.

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New UK PM to be announced on Sept 5

Tax plans are dominating the leadership debate as 11 candidates throw their hat in the ring for the UK’s top job, with the new PM to be named on September 5.

Crikey

New Prime Minister to be announced on September 5

Sir Graham Brady, Altrincham and Sale West MP who chairs the 1922 committee, announced the schedule this evening.

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Moray Council leader ‘steps aside’ from Conservative Party over ‘poor behaviour’

Councillor Neil McLennan has stepped aside from the Conservatives over poor behaviour in the party and will sit as an independent.

The Independent UK

UK PM Johnson's replacement to be announced on Sept 5 - Conservative party

The Conservative Party will announce the replacement for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sept. 5 following a vote among party members under rules agreed by the party's officials on Monday.

Reuters

Falkirk councillor backs Badenoch for PM and says Boris 'correct to resign'

Falkirk North councillor James Bundy says the Conservative party needs "fresh ideas and personalities"

Daily Record

The Tory Party is over – now for the hangover

The sorry state of the British Conservatives is a cautionary tale of what can happen when politics is driven by marketing, and when economic analysis is a nice-to-have, says Oliver Hartwich

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Sajid Javid dodges questions over previous tax affairs at campaign launch

Sajid Javid declined repeatedly to get into specifics about where he has previously paid tax.

The Independent UK

Tories row over ‘fantasy tax cuts’, as Javid strikes out at ‘poisonous’ battle

Conservatives vying to replace Boris Johnson have engaged in a bidding war of proposals to win support.

The Independent UK

Who is Penny Mordaunt and what is the Leader of the House of Commons' voting history?

Penny Mordaunt is currently the Leader of the House of the Commons but has previously been in competition for Tory leadership

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman: I’ll cut spending by tackling waste and ‘stubborn’ shirkers

Suella Braverman promised to cut taxes and reduce government spending as part of her Tory leadership pitch

Evening Standard

Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up

Conservative MP Chris Skidmore warns his party has ‘two weeks’ to save the target.

The Independent UK

Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore rules himself out of Conservative party leadership race

Eleven candidates have put themselves forward but he won't be one of them

Bristol Post

Analysis-Tax-cut talk in UK leadership race adds to inflation angst

Promises of tax cuts from candidates to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose another inflationary risk which could pressure the Bank of England to raise interest rates more aggressively, cancelling out any potential boost to the economy.

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Evening Standard

We now have clear proof that this Tory party is intellectually exhausted

Five days into the contest, the candidates to be the next Conservative prime minister have already offered £235 billion in tax cuts. None of them have begun to suggest how they would pay for them. Yet on they go, blithely playing to the gallery of Tory members, making promises that are…

Wales Online

When will the next Prime Minister be known?

The Conservative Party has to elect a new leader

The Independent UK

Contenders vying to succeed Johnson as next UK leader

A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister

Reuters

Factbox: The views of the frontrunners to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 candidates so far putting themselves forward for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

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The National (Scotland)

Who is Sajid Javid and what has he said about Scotland?

FORMER health secretary Sajid Javid is currently 1 of eleven names vying to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.

The Independent UK

Johnson decides against backing candidate in Tory leadership race

The Prime Minister suggested his support would be damaging.

Daily Mirror

Who is backing who in Tory leadership race? Full list and how to search your MP

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are the prime candidates slugging it out for the final two slots to be the next Conservative leader. Search for who your MP is supporting here

The Independent UK

Leadership race means ‘two weeks to save net zero’, Tory MPs warn

Chris Skidmore is leading calls for leadership hopefuls to commit to meeting the UK’s net zero targets.

The Independent UK

Who will replace Boris Johnson? Latest odds for the next prime minister

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt are emerging as favourites with bookmaker

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss enters Tory leadership race with pledge to cut taxes from 'day one'

FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss has formally launched her campaign to replace Boris Johnson, as rivals squabbled over promises of “fantasy tax cuts”.

The Independent UK

UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate

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