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The Latest Breaking News from Mel Stride

New Conservative Party leader to be crowned as Jenrick and Badenoch await outcome

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday.

Evening Standard

New Conservative Party leader to be crowned

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Voting ends for Tory members choosing next party leader

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are the remaining candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak.

The Independent UK

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Badenoch or Jenrick? Final day of voting for Tory members choosing next party leader

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are the remaining candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Calls for unity as Conservative leadership election draws to a close

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have entered the final few days of campaigning.

The Independent UK

Conservatives call on Government to ‘think again’ on winter fuel payment

Tories gathered in Westminster on Tuesday, ahead of handing in a petition to the Treasury, a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget.

Evening Standard

Farage and Reform ‘not the cause of Tory problems, but a symptom’, says Badenoch – as it happened

The Tory leadership candidate says the party churned out a laundry-list of promises instead of listening to members

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What the Dickens is Robert Jenrick trying to tell us?

The Tory leadership contender’s assertion that the last book he read was A Tale of Two Cities is open to several interpretations

The Guardian - UK

Reeves warned national insurance hike would be ‘straightforward breach’ of manifesto

Speculation is mounting that the chancellor is considering raising employer contributions

The Independent UK

Labour accused of ‘absurd’ plan to break manifesto pledge over national insurance hike

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Government’s claim his party left a £22 billion black hole in public finances is ‘fictitious’

The Independent UK

Budget could include rise in employers’ national insurance, minister suggests

Jonathan Reynolds says Labour pledge not to increase NICs applies to employees and does not rule out other changes

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly wins backing of former rival in Tory leadership race

Former leadership candidate Mel Stride has come out in support of James Cleverly to take over from Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Call this a party conference? It’s more like a weird Tory festival of mass delusion

Delegates are confused about the past and mired in false hope about their future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly jumps on Lime bike to race to TV interviews in London traffic

Mr Cleverly was one of four contenders to get through on Tuesday to the third round of the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak as Tory leader

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer finds grateful TUC audience – and paltry Commons dissent on winter fuel allowance

PM becomes first to address union conference in 15 years before Mel Stride struggles to rouse revolt in benefit cut vote

The Guardian - UK

Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest

Ex-work and pensions secretary becomes second casualty of contest, leaving four MPs vying to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Critics of winter fuel payment cut to fight on after government wins vote

Opponents plan to push ministers to look at extra help for most vulnerable people in England and Wales

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

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The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch regains momentum in Tory leadership race as Mel Stride eliminated

Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick tops the vote to replace Rishi Sunak with ex-home secretary James Cleverly in third

The National (Scotland)

Mel Stride crashes out of Tory leadership race as Robert Jenrick retains first place

FORMER work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race.

Evening Standard

Mel Stride knocked out of race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader

Four remaining candidates will make their case to be leader at the party’s annual rally in Birmingham

Evening Standard

Tory leadership contender warns party must 'not forget' centre ground voters lost to Lib Dems and Labour

Results of the second round of Conservative leadership voting are expected at 5pm on Tuesday

The Independent UK

James Cleverly favourite to top MPs’ poll as Tory leadership contest takes surprise twist

Exclusive: Opponents of the former home secretary have briefed that they believe he has taken the lead among Tory MPs as polling shows he wins the popularity vote with the public

The Guardian - UK

No one cares who will lead the Tories next, not even them

The Lucky Five are soon to become four as the contest limps on. Meanwhile, Victoria Atkins assists herself to an own goal

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership contenders upset over 10-minute conference speech plan

Some campaigns say contest’s handling is disgraceful after insiders reveal they may get only brief time on stage

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