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Thursday briefing: Why the Conservatives’ identity crisis is their biggest challenge

In today’s newsletter: As they try to find Rishi Sunak’s successor, the Tories need to decide what they stand for

The Guardian - UK

Most popular Tory leadership contender revealed in new poll

Tom Tugendhat has emerged as an early Tory leadership favourite with the public

The Independent UK

Tories will pick new leader in November after agreeing extended timetable

Four MPs will be shortlisted before party conference, with Badenoch, Cleverly, Tugendhat and Patel current favourites

The Guardian - UK

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Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman

It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’.

Evening Standard

Tories who lost seats at general election want formal role in leadership race

Former MPs plan to return swiftly to parliament amid fears of a lurch to the right if Conservatives fail to explore reasons for defeat

The Guardian - UK

Two leading Tories back Tom Tugendhat for party leadership

Damian Green and Steve Baker endorse shadow security minister as they seek to ‘transcend old divisions’

The Guardian - UK

Where do the Tories go after the election disaster? What the leadership contenders tell us about the party’s future

The Conservative party is reeling from one of the biggest blows in its history after returning just 121 MPs in the recent election – a loss of 251 seats in the House of Commons.

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Priti Patel to enter Conservative leadership race, sources say

Former home secretary expected to be competing against candidates including Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat

The Guardian - UK

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen warns against protracted Tory leadership race

Houchen says party must avoid seeming self-indulgent as other Conservatives attack Liz Truss over new intervention

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch backed as clear favourite to become Conservative Party leader

New data has shown the former minister for women and equalities has the support of 25.83% of grassroots Tory members to replace Rishi Sunak.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Badenoch confirms she did criticise Sunak over election at shadow cabinet – as it happened

Tory leadership contender says views of ‘activists, members and friends who lost seats after giving everything to campaign’ matter

The Guardian - UK

Tories turn on Suella Braverman as she is hit with furious backlash after LGBTQ flag 'monstrous' outburst

The former Home Secretary faces huge backlash after criticising the flying of the Progress Pride flag to ‘show how liberal and progressive we are’

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman losing support as potential party leader, Tories say

Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Kemi Badenoch, who have all ruled out deal with Reform, seen as more viable candidates

The Guardian - UK

Resist ‘idiotic’ move to the right in leadership race, top Tories urge

Senior figures tell the party not to rush into choosing a new leader, citing 2005 and David Cameron as a successful precedent

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Who could be next Tory leader? Eight possible candidates – from centrist to rightwing

The likely main contenders to succeed Rishi Sunak, broadly ordered by their place on the political spectrum

The Independent UK

Who will be the next Tory leader? All the front runners ranked from Robert Jenrick to Kemi Badenoch

After a catastrophic defeat the party has kicked off its own election to pick Rishi Sunak’s successor

Evening Standard

Security minister Tom Tugendhat fails to rule out Tory leadership bid if Rishi Sunak quits

Tonbridge MP in frame once more as Conservatives look to life after Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?

Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat

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China's ambassador summoned to Foreign Office to be warned against Beijing interfering in British democracy

The move came after a former parliamentary researcher and a second man were charged with spying for China after a probe by counter-terrorism police

The Guardian - UK

Tories investigating Alan Duncan’s comments on party’s pro-Israel ‘extremists’

Former MP has said Conservative minister Tom Tugendhat and peer Eric Pickles should be sacked

The Guardian - UK

Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened

Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party

Evening Standard

Tom Tugendhat urges rise in defence spending to 2.5% 'now' - but denies rift with Rishi Sunak

While Economic Secretary Bim Afolami says voters won’t be ‘bribed’ by pre-election budget giveaways

Evening Standard

Nato chief slaps down Pope's claim that Ukraine should show 'courage of the white flag' to end Putin war

Britain has stressed its full support to Kyiv to fight the Russian invasion after the Pope’s intervention

The Guardian - UK

Ministers call for ‘much greater pace’ of UK defence investment

Frontbenchers use social media to put pressure on PM after Commons report criticises military funding plans

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Tory-linked thinktanks organise conference to ‘disagree well’

Exclusive: Joint statement before conference on community cohesion warns of danger of US-style culture wars

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