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Boris Johnson’s successor will be announced on September 5 after Tory MPs commenced the process of voting for a new leader on Wednesday. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak topped the ballot, followed by trade minister Penny Mordaunt and Foreign Secretary ...

13 Jul 2022 at 22:07

Rishi Sunak: I wasn’t allowed to talk about the side-effects of lockdown

Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak says he “wasn’t allowed to talk about the trade-off” of lockdowns during earlier phases of the pandemic, criticising Government public health interventions and scientific advisors. Mr Sunak said one of the ...

25 Aug 2022 at 07:08

Recent weeks ‘a sad chapter’ in history of Conservatives, says Ellwood

Tobias Ellwood, a Tory MP who lost the party whip after he failed to support the Government in a confidence vote on Monday, has called recent weeks a “sad chapter” in the history of the Conservatives. Mr Ellwood, who is supporting Penny ...

20 Jul 2022 at 10:47

Nadhim Zahawi pledges to slash energy bills and taxes if elected PM

Nadhim Zahawi pledged to spend billions more on easing the cost-of-living crisis as he stepped up his Tory leadership campaign. The Chancellor said he would remove VAT and green levies from energy bills, cut income tax and reduce ...

11 Jul 2022 at 17:05

Truss vows to limit trade unions’ ability to ‘paralyse our economy’

Liz Truss has pledged to do “everything in her power” to ensure “militant action” from trade unions can no longer “paralyse” the economy if she wins the Tory leadership contest. The Foreign Secretary announced a series of ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:30

Truss and Sunak to face off in hustings in crunch week of leadership race

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are poised to go head to head in a hustings with Tory members, whom they are seeking to woo with a policy bonanza as they head into a crucial week in the race for No 10. With postal ballots ...

01 Aug 2022 at 10:18

Death threat letter sent to office of Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt

Police are investigating after a letter was delivered to the former Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt threatening to “shoot her in the head”. The death threat was sent to the constituency office of the ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:29

Truss pledges ‘immediate support’ to soothe sting of soaring energy bills

Liz Truss has pledged “immediate support” to ease the sting of spiralling energy bills as the Tory leadership contest enters its final stretch. The Foreign Secretary acknowledged the strain is “clear” at the ...

26 Aug 2022 at 07:48

Truss vows to ‘follow in Johnson’s footsteps’ and be Ukraine’s ‘greatest friend’

Liz Truss has said she will be Ukraine’s “greatest friend” if she becomes prime minister, following in the footsteps of Boris Johnson. The Foreign Secretary vowed to double down on support for Ukraine and ...

28 Jul 2022 at 23:30

Sunak suffers new blow as Truss gains Tugendhat’s endorsement

Rishi Sunak faces an uphill battle in his bid to become prime minister after suffering further setbacks as rival Liz Truss won another major endorsement and pulled ahead in new polling of Tory voters. ...

30 Jul 2022 at 01:08

Lord Hague urges Tories to back ‘highly disciplined, rational’ Sunak for PM

Former Conservative leader William Hague has urged party members to back the “highly disciplined” and “rational” Rishi Sunak in an almost six-minute long video message. As ballot papers for the ...

01 Aug 2022 at 13:17

Truss plays down lead over Sunak as more senior backers boost her campaign

Liz Truss has played down claims she has a clear lead over rival Rishi Sunak, even as her campaign was further buoyed by endorsements of party heavyweights on a crunch weekend in the race for ...

31 Jul 2022 at 07:21

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