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Tory leadership TV debate cancelled, Sky News has announced after Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss pulled out of the final TV debate which was set to take place tomorrow evening.

Today will see MPs head to the ballots to cast their votes in the third round of the Tory leadership race to find a successor to Boris Johnson, as the remaining five will become four this evening. 

MPs will be holding a vote of confidence in the Government today as the opposition continues to call for Boris Johnson to step down immediately and hand the role over to a caretaker prime minister.

Sky News says Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss engaged in bad-tempered exchanges as the five remaining Conservative leadership rivals faced off in the second televised debate.

Rishi Sunak is likely into the final. The real competition is between Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt – and the only real question left is who will be joining Rishi in the final two?

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has once again called for a general election saying that it is needed to ensure “fundamental change.”

Conservative leadership race: When are the TV debates? – they could be make or break for some as this unpredictable race heats up.

The Independent says Former Brexit minister David Frost has shared his “grave reservations” about Tory leadership contest favourite Penny Mordaunt becoming prime minister in a brutal attack on her credibility.

The Metro says As far as campaign gaffes go, it could have been worse.

BBC News says Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s chances of becoming the next Tory leader have been boosted after she was endorsed by eliminated contender Suella Braverman.