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Tory leadership hopeful changes slogan after accidental 'turd' acronym

AN MP bidding to lead the Tory Party has been forced to change their campaign slogan after realising it was an acronym for “turd” ...

The National (Scotland)

Tory leadership candidate’s campaign slogan changed after it spelt out ‘TURD’

Tom Tugendhat, who launched his campaign on Wednesday, is seen to be a candidate from the moderate wing of the party

The Independent UK

Tom Tugendhat dodges questions about backing Liz Truss as three Tory hopefuls launch bids to replace Rishi Sunak

Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick have thrown their hats in the ring to replace Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

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Robert Jenrick enters race to become next Tory leader

Former minister becomes third MP to formally join race after James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat threw hats into the ring

The Guardian - UK

Who is Tom Tugendhat? Tonbridge MP slams UK Government's riot response

The 51-year-old is determined to be the next Conservative prime minister if he becomes the new Tory leader

Evening Standard

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

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

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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

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.

The Conversation

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

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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’

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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