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The Chair of the 1922 Committee announces the results of the first round of voting for the Conservative leadership content. Bob Blackman, the chair of the committee, announces that staunch right-winger and former Home Secretary Priti Patel, is eliminated from the race. Receiving 28 votes and leading the race in this round of voting is former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. Also in the race are Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat. Another round of voting will take place next week, eliminating one further candidate. SOUNDBITE
Speaking at the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he respects Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the US presidential race. Starmer notes it was "not an easy decision, but a decision that I know that he will have arrived at taking into account the best interest of the American people." SOUNDBITE
Labour leader Keir Starmer launches his party's manifesto at an event in Manchester, calling it "a manifesto for wealth creation, a plan to change Britain". Early on in his speech a protester interrupts, saying the party was offering "the same old Tory policies". Starmer replies: "We gave up on being a party of protest five years ago. We want to be a party of power". SOUNDBITE
Scottish National Party National Secretary, Lorna Finn, announces Humza Yousaf as the winner of the party's internal leaderhsip contest and as Scotland's new first minister. SOUNDBITE
Incoming British prime minister Rishi Sunak leaves the party's headquarters, after he was named the Conservative party's new leader. IMAGES
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, is vague about whether one or two candidates would be likely to run for the Conservative Party leadership after the resignation of Liz Truss. “The party rules say there will be two candidates unless there is only one candidate" he says. SOUNDBITE
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