Tag: Conservative Leadership Contest
over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak supporters attack Liz Truss's 'unhelpful' comments about Nicola Sturgeon

Speaking at a Conservative leadership hustings, the Foreign Secretary accused the First Minister of being an 'attenti...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak has momentum and can stop Liz Truss, campaign chief claims

The former chancellor's campaign chief Mel Stride insisted his candidate had narrowed the gap on his rival to become ...

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss's 'war on Whitehall waste' goes against levelling-up pledge, critics say

Think tank IPPR North said that lowering wages in poorer areas would do nothing to balance regional prosperity

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over 2 years ago
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As PM turns on 2019 intake that swept him to power, the Tory civil war shows no sign of a truce

Even the long weeks of the 2016 referendum campaign did not offer up such bitter internecine conflict

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fight for every vote as ballots hit doormats in race to be PM

The Foreign Secretary has written a letter to all 200,000 Conservative members telling them 'you can trust me to deli...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are the 'two worst' candidates for leader, Young Tories say

A group of young activists discussed their views on the Conservative party leadership race told i they feared losing ...

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over 2 years ago
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‘Rishi is toast’: Inside the battle for the Conservative leadership

Boris Johnson said to be ‘almost starting to feel sorry’ for Sunak. Tory splits leading to fears that a party with 'a...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak vows to end 'woke nonsense' by overhauling sex education and equality laws

Meanwhile rival Liz Truss set her sights on younger Tory members with plans to allow renters to use monthly payments ...

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak ordered to condemn Whitehall leaks designed to undermine rivals

The warring Tory leadership candidates issue similarly worded statements condemning disclosures from government after...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak starts wearing a tie after members complain about his informal look

There was grumbling among Tory grassroots that the former chancellor did not 'look the part' as he appeared in an ope...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak launched attacks on Liz Truss to show he is 'tough enough' to be Prime Minister

The ex-Chancellor defended his slick reputation because 'being professional' was important and something we should ce...

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over 2 years ago
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Sunak U-turn on tax ‘will push up inflation’ but offers more cost of living help than Truss

The ex-Chancellor insists that removing VAT from energy bills will not contribute to inflation, but economic experts ...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak in tax cut U-turn as he scrambles to catch up with Liz Truss in race for No 10

The former Chancellor said he would remove VAT from energy bills for a year, saving the average family £160, after pr...

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss promises to cut violent crime and burglary by 20 per cent if she becomes PM

Truss campaign says the Foreign Secretary will get 'back to basics' on crime with performance league tables published...

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over 2 years ago
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Petition to get Boris Johnson on Tory ballot can be signed by non-party members

The online petition, backed by billionaire Lord Cruddas, claims all signatories must have valid membership numbers - ...

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over 2 years ago
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Truss and Sunak haven't proven they can connect with the public like Boris Johnson once did

The two contenders prefer squabbling over tax to dealing with voters' short-term problems head on

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over 2 years ago
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Nadine Dorries ordered to stop public attacks on Rishi Sunak by Liz Truss's camp

The Culture Secretary is said to be upset at Rishi Sunak's role in forcing the Prime Minister out of office

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over 2 years ago
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Why Boris Johnson may think he can stay as PM or return in the future - and why it's impossible

Allies of the outgoing Tory leader claim to have a plan which would see him remain in 10 Downing Street or return in ...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak says Liz Truss would 'tip millions into misery' in angry head-to-head debate

Mr Sunak, who has been trailing Ms Truss in the polls, came out swinging with an aggressive performance

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over 2 years ago
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Bitter attacks between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss could cost Tories the next election, MPs warn

The leadership campaigns have traded bitter blows over the economy, immigration, national security and even the cost ...

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over 2 years ago
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How Boris Johnson might try to plot an unlikely comeback after saying 'hasta la vista'

The PM is set to step down in September but his Commons farewell sparked speculation about his plans - i looks at pot...

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over 2 years ago
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'We’ve ended up with Batshit and the Billionaire': Inside the Tory leadership war

'Sunak’s supporters went for Penny and now they will go for Liz. They will tear her apart. But Rishi’s team are a bun...

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over 2 years ago
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Rishi Sunak will place NHS on 'war footing' to clear backlog in new pitch to Tory membership

Ex-chancellor says he will increase use of private healthcare to treat NHS patients, turn vacant shops into clinics f...

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over 2 years ago
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Sunak appeals to Tory members' values of 'honesty and family' in veiled swipe at Truss

Polls suggest the Foreign Secretary has a well-established lead over the former chancellor among the membership of ne...

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over 2 years ago
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Truss vows to cut taxes, avoid austerity and meet fiscal rules - amid criticism from economists

The Foreign Secretary, who has promised tax cuts worth at least £30bn a year, was forced to defend her economic plan ...

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over 2 years ago
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Tory members 'between a rock and a hard place' as they choose between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

Many Conservative Party members will delay voting until they hear more policies from the two contenders to replace Bo...

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over 2 years ago
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Inside Mordaunt's orchestrated revenge campaign to stop Liz Truss winning keys to No10

Tory MPs and association chairs will lobby members to back Rishi Sunak amid fears Liz Truss will lose them their seats

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over 2 years ago
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Grassroots Tories 'hoping for a clean break' unhappy with Truss or Sunak choice

'This just shows that the MPs are out of touch with the grassroots,' members complained as MPs opted to put through t...

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss tax cuts would cost UK economy £40bn and fuel inflation, say experts

Analysis of economic policies from final three Tory leadership candidates shows the Foreign Secretary could worsen th...

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss poised to knock Mordaunt out of Tory leadership race and go head-to-head with Sunak

'We’ll see how Kemi’s vote breaks tomorrow, I think Liz will get some, Rishi will get some, Penny maybe not,' one MP ...

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over 2 years ago
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Kemi Badenoch eliminated from Tory leadership contest as Truss gains on Mordaunt

The final three candidates face a final vote of Tory MPs before going to head to head before the wider party leadership

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over 2 years ago
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MPs reject bid to oust Boris Johnson early as Government easily survives confidence vote

Tories accused Labour of wasting Parliamentary time with grandstanding on the issue, as the Government easily survive...

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over 2 years ago
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Penny Mordaunt's book is a surprisingly radical plan to tear down British 'pinata politics'

A book co-written by the Conservative leadership challenger offers a glimpse into what she might do if she becomes Pr...

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over 2 years ago
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'It's going to be bad': Inside the Truss-Mordaunt war tearing the Tory party apart

Amid suggestions that campaigns for Truss and Sunak could work together in a Stop Penny ‘stitch-up’, one insider warn...

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over 2 years ago
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Penny Mordaunt falters in TV battle as she is attacked on tax and trans rights

Despite all five Tory leadership contenders claiming they wanted a clean fight, there were fireworks at the studio in...

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over 2 years ago
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Kemi Badenoch may end up with a top Cabinet job after Tory leadership race

As lesser-known contenders, Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Penny Mordaunt have everything to gain and nothing to lose fr...

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss on the ropes and Suella Braverman out of the race to be next Prime Minister

Tory MPs voted to whittle down the six contenders to five and Ms Braverman came last, with just 27 votes

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over 2 years ago
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Liz Truss pledges tax changes to prevent parents and carers being penalised for time off work

The Foreign Secretary is atttempting to catch up with Penny Mordaunt and challenge Rishi Sunak in the race for No 10

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over 2 years ago
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Sunak seeks spirit of Thatcher as Truss insists she's only right-winger who can run the economy

Tom Tugendhat attacked the ex-Chancellor for not spending more on the defence budget, while Kemi Badenoch called for ...

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