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          Conservative leadership race

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          Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race and will not be Britain's next prime minister. Getty

          Tories fear election defeat after Penny Mordaunt's exit

          UKJuly 20, 2022
          The former chancellor Mr Sunak and the Foreign Secretary Ms Truss finished in the top two after five rounds of voting by Tory MPs. PA

          Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss reach final two in UK PM race

          UKJuly 20, 2022
          British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his last Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. EPA

          Swashbuckling Boris Johnson lets MPs know what they will miss

          UKJuly 20, 2022
          Rishi Sunak is preparing to make his case to Conservative Party members. Photo: HM Treasury

          Rishi Sunak vows to block onshore wind farms in the UK

          EuropeJuly 20, 2022
          The last remaining runners in the Tory leadership contest — Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. PA

          Knockout day in Tory leadership race as MPs to vote out 'candidate they don't want'

          UKJuly 20, 2022
          Kemi Badenoch won 59 votes but came last in the fourth round of balloting. Getty

          Badenoch knocked out of Tory race as Truss closes gap on Mordaunt

          UKJuly 19, 2022
          The four remaining Conservative leadership candidates, from left: Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch and Rishi Sunak. Conservative MPs will vote in the fourth round of the leadership race on Tuesday, leading to the elimination of one. Getty

          Tories poised for tactical voting in hunt for new leader

          UKJuly 19, 2022
          Liz Truss posed on board a tank during a visit to Estonia last year. Photo: 10 Downing Street

          Liz Truss vows defence boost in Tory leadership wrestle with Mordaunt

          UKJuly 19, 2022
          Tom Tugendhat during last Sunday's live televised debate between the five Conservative candidates. PA

          Tories fear lasting damage from leadership rivals' attacks

          UKJuly 18, 2022
          Penny Mordaunt taking part in 'Britain's Next Prime Minister: The ITV Debate', a head-to-head debate between Conservative party leadership candidates. PA

          Downing Street confirms ban on Muslim Council of Britain contacts

          UKJuly 18, 2022
          Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch and Penny Mordaunt's teams are mounting intense campaigns to win over the ruling Conservative Party's 358 MPs. Photo: PA

          Three women battle to become next British PM

          UKJuly 18, 2022
          From left to right, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss at Here East studios in Stratford, east London, before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative Party, hosted by Channel 4. PA

          Conservative leadership race candidates' fortunes vary in first television debate

          UKJuly 15, 2022
          Clockwise from top left: Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, Grant Shapps, Nadhim Zahawi, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Boris Johnson, Rehman Chishti, Tom Tugendhat, Penny Mordaunt, Sajid Javid and Liz Truss. PA / Reuters

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          WeekendJuly 15, 2022
          British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former chancellor Rishi Sunak pictured in June 2020. Mr Johnson is reported to want "anyone but Rishi" to replace him Getty

          Boris Johnson wants 'anyone but Rishi' for next leader

          UKJuly 15, 2022
          Clockwise from top left: Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Boris Johnson, Tom Tugendhat, and Liz Truss. PA / Reuters / UK Parliament

          Tory leadership race focus is Friday’s first TV debate

          UKJuly 15, 2022
          British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is running for leadership of the Conservative Party. Getty Images

          Liz Truss gains right-wing votes in Tory leadership race as Sunak and Mordaunt take lead

          UKJuly 14, 2022
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