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Plans by Boris Johnson’s closest allies to “stop” ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak from becoming prime minister are making most of the front pages. Metro reports that Mr Sunak has almost twice as many declared supporters as any of the other seven candidates as they prepare to face the first vote of Conservative MPs.
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The Scottish Daily Express reports that “Boris loyalists” are now rallying behind Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The paper also asks “Should BBC stars really be earning so much?” after the corporation released the salaries of its biggest names.
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Eight contenders will be on the ballot when Tory MPs begin voting for the next prime minister, reports The Scotsman. The paper says Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Suella Braverman have secured the 20 nominations from fellow MPs needed to enter the race and be on the ballot.
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The front page of i features photos of the remaining candidates, as well as the four – Sajid Javid, Grant Shapps, Priti Patel and Rehman Chishti – who either dropped out or decided not to run after failing to garner enough support. The paper also contains an appeal from a group of Tory MPs who are urging the next Prime Minister not to abandon the Government’s climate change pledges.
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The rivalry between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss is the focus of the lead story in The Times Scotland. The paper said the leadership race “descended into fury” on Tuesday, with cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, who supports Ms Truss, accusing Mr Sunak of damaging the economy and plotting to oust Mr n Johnson for more than six months.
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Speaking to the Daily Telegraph in his first pre-election interview, Rishi Sunak promised to manage the economy in the same way as Margaret Thatcher if he became prime minister. He told the paper that “we’re going to cut taxes and do it responsibly,” adding: “You’ve got to earn what you spend.”
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The UK government has called on the UK’s highest court to reject Nicola Sturgeon’s request for clarity on the legality of her planned second independence referendum, writes the Scottish Daily Mail. The paper says the UK government has told the High Court it would be “premature” to litigate whether the SNP can go ahead with an independence vote without first obtaining a Section 30 order.
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The National also reports that the UK government is asking the High Court to “throw out” indyref2. The paper said a spokesman for Nicola Sturgeon said the people of Scotland had already voted clearly in favor of indyref2.
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An 18-year-old girl has died after falling 50ft from cliffs in the Scottish Highlands, the Daily Record reports. The paper says Alesha Wright was seriously injured in the incident in the Victoria Walk area of Thurso. The paper says a 26-year-old man was also rushed to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
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The Herald leads with new findings which show that more than one in three young women in Scotland said they had been in an intimate relationship with someone who hurt them physically or emotionally. The study recommends that education about domestic violence and unhealthy relationships should be part of Scotland’s national curriculum or introduced to all schools and educational settings by external expert organisations.
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Scotland’s Sun newspaper reports that a “hate killer” has been declared a terrorist threat, two years after he was jailed while serving a life sentence for the murder of newsagent Asad Shah. The paper said Tanveer Ahmed, 38, was on the radar of prison chiefs who received intelligence that he was a danger behind bars. Mr Ahmed stabbed Mr Asad, 40, outside his shop in Shawlands, Glasgow, in 2016.
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NHS Lothian has issued a warning to the Government that GP services are at risk in Maybury, Shawfair and South East Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that the alert was first issued in October 2020. Edinburgh South Labor MP Ian Murray says he was told by a senior official that “there was never a direct response to this despite numerous reminders “.
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The Press and Journal reports that a new mother feared she was going to die while waiting for an ambulance after suffering a massive haemorrhage. Kate McRae, 30, said 999 operators put her husband’s requests for help in a callback queue instead of dispatching help. A surgeon who operated on her said it was a “dangerous” decision not to send an ambulance and it was a “gross near miss”, she suffered no permanent physical damage.
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Scottish Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth is facing fury over the lack of trains for the 300,000 or so people descending on St Andrews for the Open Golf Championship, The Courier reports. The paper says that although ScotRail drivers have accepted a pay deal, there is still no clear date for a return to normal service, leaving hundreds of thousands of golf fans without a reliable train service from other parts of the UK.
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A pastor who escaped a life of gang violence and crime which culminated in him being held at gunpoint has graduated from university at the age of 52, the Glasgow Times reports. Stuart Patterson, who was offered a scholarship at Hutchesons’ Grammar in Glasgow, left education at 15 and embarked on a life of drugs, drink and violence. The father-of-three now leads a community church in Easterhouse.
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A woman has gone on trial over an alleged £238,000 romance scam targeting an 85-year-old Aberdeen man, the Evening Express reports. The paper says Cheryl Mitchell is accused of a romance scam and attempting to illegally obtain financing for a number of cars, including an Audi Q3 and BMW 4 Series.
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The Evening Telegraph reports that free bus travel for young people has been blamed for the mass brawl that took place on Broughty Ferry beach.
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And The Daily Star of Scotland leads the way with the salaries of the BBC’s top earners, as revealed in the corporation’s annual report. The paper says Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker earns £1.35m for “a job our readers could do on their heads”.
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