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Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader – as it happened

Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’

The Guardian - UK

UK's Battered Tory Party To Reveal New Leader

The UK's Conservative party will on Saturday announce its new leader, who faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party emphatically ousted from power in July after 14 years in charge.

International Business Times

Voices: ‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered

ASK ME ANYTHING: In this exclusive Q&A session, The Independent’s political commentator Andrew Grice addresses key dynamics in the Tory leadership race, and what we can expect when Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick takes the helm

The Independent UK

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Applause as Question Time audience member tears into Labour and Tory MPs

AN audience member has been praised on social media as he took aim at the Labour and Tory guests on Thursday night’s Question Time...

The National (Scotland)

It’s Trump’s playbook in the UK. Jenrick mining the Southport atrocity for votes shows he has learned it well

The Tory candidate seems happy to stoke far-right conspiracies for cynical political gain, happy to follow a terrible example, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate

The Guardian - UK

Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest - analysis

ANALYSIS: As polls close in the Tory leadership election, Kemi Badenoch is the overwhelming odds on favourite to win. But the strange quirks of the electorate means that there could be a shock in store

The Independent UK

Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party

In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

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Southport suspect to face court on terror charge as row erupts over Tory ‘cover-up’ questions

Axel Rudakubana will appear in court charged with making a deadly poison and a terror-related offence

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s exit: fated to be a forgotten prime minister

Editorial: The Tory leader will step down this week after making history but failing to understand the mood of the times

The Guardian - UK

Former colonies 'owe gratitude' to Britain for empire, says Robert Jenrick

TORY leadership contender Robert Jenrick has claimed Britain’s former colonies should be thankful for the legacy of empire ...

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Tory MP Aaron Bell touched woman in ‘brazen and drunken’ act of sexual misconduct, report finds

Watchdog finds Aaron Bell touched complainant’s bottom ‘inappropriately and without her consent’

The Independent UK

Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch refuses to say whether or not she wants to be prime minister

Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch refused to say whether or not she wants to be prime minister.

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch: ‘This is what happens to strong women. If you don’t play ball, they’ll come after you’

Exclusive: The Margaret Thatcher fan and Tory leadership favourite says her braids are her equivalent of the late PM’s handbag as she tells Political Editor David Maddox, in an interview on Independent TV, that she won’t give up her hard-hitting style – having faced criticism for being too right wing…

The Independent UK

Jenrick insists Tory leadership race ‘neck and neck’ despite new poll

A survey of party members suggested Kemi Badenoch had maintained her lead over Mr Jenrick.

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'This is just the start': First Scottish councillors join Reform UK

TWO councillors in Scotland have joined Reform UK, despite the party having no formal leader and minimal structure north of the border.

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch ‘refused to move’ Tory leadership contest to allow winner budget response

Former business secretary says Sunak and Hunt better placed to respond to Rachel Reeves’ economic policies

Evening Standard

Row breaks out after Jenrick attacks Khan for 'mourning' Chris Kaba's death

An ally of the mayor said it was ‘outrageous’ of the Tory leadership candidate to suggest the Met Police should stop ‘focusing on community relations’

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch hits out at Boris Johnson’s Partygate fines

Former Tory prime minister was fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday party thrown in his honour during the first Covid lockdown

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Campaign for Cockney pie and mash to get protected status started by Tory MP ‘bloody loyal to North East’

Former Tory party chair parachuted into safe Essex seat celebrates ‘cracking’ Cockney delicacy

The National (Scotland)

Laura Kuenssberg calls out top Tory Kemi Badenoch for avoiding scrutiny

LAURA Kuenssberg called out Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch for refusing to appear on her flagship BBC show on Sunday morning ...

The Guardian - UK

Who is backing Badenoch’s and Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaigns?

The candidates say they have cross-party support, despite being seen as part of the same populist right wing

Evening Standard

Senior MP criticised after saying Badenoch is ‘too preoccupied with her children’ to be Tory leader

Sir Christopher Chope questioned former business secretary’s commitment because ‘she spends a lot of time with her family’

The Independent UK

Michael Gove scorns ‘Tory boy’ Robert Jenrick and praises ‘brave’ Kemi Badenoch

Former minister says Kemi Badenoch’s reputation for ‘getting into scraps’ is a good thing

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch says she would give Harry Potter author JK Rowling a peerage

The shadow communities secretary praised Rowling’s stance on sex-based rights

Evening Standard

Watch moment when Tory leader contender Robert Jenrick is unable to name new England manager Thomas Tuchel

The appointment of the top German coach and former Chelsea boss has sparked controversy

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