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Mel Stride becomes fourth MP to enter Conservative Party leader contest

The former work and pensions secretary will announce on Friday he is a candidate, it has been reported.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Labour puts Tories’ ‘freedom of speech’ law for universities on hold – as it happened

Controversial measure is paused with the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, indicating that it could be repealed

The Guardian - UK

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)

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Tom Tugendhat’s Tory leadership campaign mocked for ‘Turd’ acronym

Former security minister’s slogan altered after eagle-eyed social media users spot scatological shorthand

The Guardian - UK

Finding Labour a bit dull? Fear not, the Tory fun factory is gearing up again

And the best news is, the leadership contenders can no longer do any harm to anyone but themselves

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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

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

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’.

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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 Conversation

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 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

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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

Evening Standard

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

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

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