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Tory grandee urges against lurch to extreme right in leadership battle

Former Tory chair Chris Patten has warned his party against moving closer to Nigel Farage as the leadership battle to replace Rishi Sunak begins in earnest

The Independent 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

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

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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 Guardian - UK

What happens now to the Tory party? Another leadership race of course

The battle to replace outgoing Rishi Sunak has already begun as Conservatives look to pick up the pieces after a humiliating election drubbing

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

The Independent UK

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The tragic parable of Rishi Sunak: driven by success at all costs, then undone by his own myth-making

The PM’s vision of a Britain where only hard work matters blinded him to the realities of race, class – and his own flawed project, writes Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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

The Guardian - UK

Julian Assange’s release frees up one UK prison cell, but why has it taken so long – and what about the others?

This case is nothing to be proud of. As politicians stood by, he suffered within a chaotic system they have done little to fix, says author Duncan Campbell

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory MP Rory Stewart: ‘I guess my hand will float over Labour, but will probably come down on Lib Dems or the Greens’

The former cabinet minister on why politics made him deeply unhappy, the truth about Old Etonians, and who he’ll be voting for

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman’s decision to drop Windrush recommendations unlawful, court rules

Judge says it was ‘conspicuously unfair’ not to appoint migrants’ commissioner

The Guardian - UK

Government acted unlawfully on broken Windrush promises, High Court rules

A union says the next government should honour the promises to Windrush victims

Evening Standard

OPINION - The reason I wouldn't stand to be an MP? Because it would make me fear for my life

Last week I was asked why I was not standing in the general election. Without hesitation, I said: “Because I don’t want to die.” When I saw the look on the face of the journalist who had asked me, I knew being so honest about why I was not standing…

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Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle

Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead.

The Guardian - UK

From humiliation to annihilation: could this election mean the end of the Tory party as we know it?

Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape

The Independent UK

Has the shadow of Covid finally departed for travel?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The last Cathay Pacific plane to seek sanctuary in the desert has left storage in Alice Springs – the end of a dismal era

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer heading for 10 years in power, new poll says

Exclusive: Redfield and Wilton poll for The Independent also finds that Tory supporters want Nigel Farage to suceed Rishi Sunak as party leader

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‘We had money! It was brilliant!’ Margaret Hodge on Labour governments, life as a migrant and quitting as an MP

After 30 years in parliament, the former minister will stand down at the next election. She talks about her battles with Jeremy Corbyn, her fury at Priti Patel and Suella Braverman, and the awfulness of austerity

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Home Office immigration plan does not answer call for safe routes

Plans for head of border security with access to home secretary will not satisfy all critics of Labour’s immigration policies

Evening Standard

Nick Cave defends his faith in response to trans fan

The musician addressed a question about his turn to Christianity from a troubled fan on his personal blog

The Guardian - UK

Legal assessment of Israel’s actions in Gaza risks being subsumed in Tory row

Conservative supporters of Israel want David Cameron to dial back criticism and accept defeat of Hamas is in UK’s interest

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to accept calls for inquiry into asylum seeker centre, say sources

Ministers said to have dropped opposition to inquiry into alleged assaults and mistreatment of people at Manston centre

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

The Guardian - UK

Three Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising anti-extremism

Exclusive: Intervention by Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd comes just before Michael Gove is due to unveil official definition of extremism

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