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What Tory leadership contenders have said about UK riots as Kemi Badenoch accused of being missing in action

After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK

The Independent UK

‘Like a submarine’: Tories criticise Kemi Badenoch’s low profile during riots

The Conservative leadership candidate has been described as ‘missing in action’, despite role as shadow communities secretary

The Guardian - UK

Growing calls for parliament to be recalled as riots continue to spread

Diane Abbott warns the violence ‘shows no sign of abating’ as MPs from across the political spectrum, including Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, demand the Commons re-opens

The Independent UK

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England riots: how has ‘two-tier policing’ myth become widespread?

Idea has been propagated by Tommy Robinson and others from far right but claim does not stand up to scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Are far-right rioters victims of unfair policing? All the evidence says no

In today’s newsletter: Voices from Tommy Robinson to Nigel Farage have complained of ‘two-tier policing’ – but their claims do not add up

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel criticises Nigel Farage for comparing far-right riots to BLM protests

Tory leadership candidate says Reform leader’s comments are deeply misleading as she urges parliament recall

The Guardian - UK

The Tories need a clear ideology – Farage and the hard right offer only moral and electoral ruin

As the Tories face another divisive leadership contest, violence across the country puts it in a troubling context, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

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Priti Patel wins praise from former Chancellor Lord Hammond in Tory leadership race

The peer stressed the need for the Conservative Party to fight Labour on the centre ground of British politics

Evening Standard

We have allowed the demonisation and dehumanisation of male refugees. They are victims too

The right calls them ‘economic migrants’; progressives respond by focusing on women and children. I’ve fallen into that trap myself, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Tory leadership contenders must face the facts: the world has changed

When an asteroid hits your house, it’s a safe bet that you’re going to need more than a vacuum cleaner, a feather duster and some air freshener. That is roughly the situation the Tories face now after the election. Yet the party’s leadership contest — officially under way, with Robert…

Evening Standard

Tory party installs ‘yellow card’ system to prevent in-fighting as six leadership candidates confirmed

Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel, Robert Jenrick, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have all received the 10 nominations necessary to enter the race

The Independent UK

Who are the Conservative leadership candidates?

Which Tory MPs will be taking part in the three-month contest to succeed Rishi Sunak?

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman ducks out of Tory leadership race as Kemi Badenoch runs

KEMI Badenoch has thrown her hat in the ring and Suella Braverman has bowed out as nominations are set to close ...

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch enters Tory leadership race as Suella Braverman rules herself out

Shadow minister, who is bookies’ favourite, says if elected she will focus on renewing the party to serve the British people

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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...

The Independent UK

Priti Patel’s blueprint to take on Farage with democratisation of Tory party leadership pitch

Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel has officially launched her bid to be Tory leader with a promise that ordinary members will no longer be ignored

The Guardian - UK

Patel accuses rivals of waging ‘personal vendettas’ as she launches Tory leadership bid

The former home secretary joins the contest with Kemi Badenoch expected to confirm she will run and Suella Braverman at risk of insufficient support

The National (Scotland)

Mel Stride becomes fourth Tory MP to enter leadership race

MEL Stride has become the fourth Conservative MP to announce they are joining the race for the party’s leadership ...

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Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick to run for Tory leadership

TOM Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick have thrown their hats in the ring to replace Rishi Sunak as the race for the Tory party leader heats up ...

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

New Conservative leader to be named on 2 November, party announces

Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Priti Patel are all expected to compete to replace Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

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’.

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

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 Independent UK

Top Tory calls for Rishi Sunak to stay as party leader until November as succession battle looms

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell said it is important to ‘run the leadership contest long’ to ensure leadership candidates ‘come under scrutiny’

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