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 · Aug 5, 2024
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 · Aug 4, 2024
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 · Jul 31, 2024
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 · Jul 31, 2024
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 · Jul 30, 2024
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 · Jul 29, 2024
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 · Jul 29, 2024
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) · Jul 29, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024
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 National (Scotland) · Jul 28, 2024
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 Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024
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 Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024
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 ... The National (Scotland) · Jul 26, 2024
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 National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024 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 · Jul 22, 2024 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 · Jul 21, 2024 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 · Jul 20, 2024 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 · Jul 16, 2024 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 · Jul 15, 2024 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’
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024 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 Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024 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 · Jul 7, 2024 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 · Jul 6, 2024 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 · Jul 5, 2024 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