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Former chancellor Rishi Sunak once again secured the most votes in the second round of voting in the Tory leadership contest, with attorney general Suella Braverman the latest to drop out of contention.

The second round of voting in the Conservative leadership contest is now underway, after former chancellor Rishi Sunak emerged with the most votes from round one.

The airline Emirates has refused to comply with Heathrow Airport’s request to cut flights and stop selling summer tickets.

MPs voted to reject changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill after it was debated in the House of Commons on Wednesday as part of its committee stage.

Speaking in what could be his final Prime Minister’s Questions as UK premier, Boris Johnson told MPs that he would look back on his time in Number 10 with his “head held high.”

The Tory leadership contest’s first round of voting will begin on Wednesday, with the eight candidates who have made the ballot needing to secure a minimum of 30 votes to proceed to the next round.

The UK government has asked Supreme Court judges to throw out the Scottish government’s request for a ruling on whether or not it has the power to legally hold a second referendum on Scottish independence without Westminster’s consent.

Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE has been appointed as the first ever patient safety commissioner for England.

The timetable for the Conservative leadership contest has been confirmed, with Boris Johnson’s successor to be announced on September 5, 2022.

Writing for The Leaders Council, Andrew Clowes, headteacher of Hey with Zion Primary School in Oldham, Lancashire, criticises failings in how government agencies are handling the processing and marking of SATs.

In a speech setting out the Labour vision for government, party leader Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Conservative leadership contenders, accusing them of “nauseating” hypocrisy around their plans for the economy.

Bernie Ecclestone, the former CEO of Formula 1, will face charges of fraud by false representation.

11 Conservative MPs have now entered the running to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister of the United Kingdom.

The UK secretary for business, energy & industrial strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, has announced a £5 million support fund which go toward providing safety and security equipment to the civil nuclear sector in Ukraine.