Tories would be wise to keep an eye on who might appeal to the wider UK electorate – Adam Boulton analysis
By September the UK will have its fourth Conservative prime minister in a row. Of these only David Cameron was...
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Sunak claims he is ‘underdog’ and Truss blames France for travel chaos as leadership race continues
The battle to be the next leader of the Conservative Party - and prime minister of the United Kingdom -...
Boris Johnson throws a grenade as he visits Ukrainian troops being trained in UK
Boris Johnson visited Yorkshire this week to meet Ukrainian soldiers being trained in the UK - and new pictures show...
Sunak vows to tackle NHS backlog as Truss pledges EU ‘red tape bonfire’
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are ramping up their campaigns for the Conservative leadership this weekend, announcing new policies to...
I flew back from US to stop lockdown, claims Sunak
Rishi Sunak says he flew back from a government trip last December to stop the country going into a new...
The risk is that the final two will trash the Tory party even further
A "battle of ideas" is how the run-off between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss was expressed to me on Wednesday...
Truss and Sunak agree to Sky News head-to-head debate
Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have agreed to take part in a head-to-head debate on Sky News.The...
What happens now Tory leadership race is down to final two?
The Conservative leadership contest is now down to the final two MPs vying to become head of the party and...
‘Hasta la vista, baby’ or ‘I’ll be back’? Johnson may still be dreaming of a return to No 10
And so, with Tory MPs clapping, screaming and cheering, he ended with "Hasta la vista, baby", a catchphrase made famous...
Terminated Boris Johnson signs off with ‘Hasta la vista, baby’ in final PMQs
Boris Johnson signed off from his final appearance at Prime Minister's Questions by telling MPs: "Hasta la vista, baby" -...
Next prime minister is either Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head to become the next leader of the Conservative Party - and prime...
Ellwood has Tory whip temporarily restored and can vote in leadership contest
Senior MP Tobias Ellwood has had the Conservative whip temporarily restored - just in time to vote in the fifth...
Rishi Sunak: The PM hopeful who went from favourite to underdog
When Rishi Sunak resigned as chancellor - minutes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid left his role - it prompted a...
Tory leadership race remains unpredictable as third place Truss tries to woo the right of the party
Five candidates are left in the Conservative leadership race, which has now become even more unpredictable following the elimination of...
Gambling white paper delayed again by Tory leadership election
A government white paper setting out plans to tackle problems in the gambling industry has been delayed due to the...
Adam Boulton: Why to expect a surprise in the Tory leadership contest
Loyal defenders of Boris Johnson argued repeatedly that he should not be deposed as Conservative leader because there was no...
Raab and Patel anger MPs by ditching committee appearances
Dominic Raab and Priti Patel have angered MPs by cancelling their select committee appearances just ahead of parliament's summer break.Home...
Kemi Badenoch says Online Safety Bill is ‘in no fit state to become law’
Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has said the Online Safety Bill is "in no fit state to become law" as...
Penny Mordaunt suffers first setback as MPs attack over trans issues
Tory leadership favourite Penny Mordaunt suffered her first setback of the campaign when she was attacked by MPs over her...
Team Rishi taking nothing for granted in unpredictable race for Tory leadership
In 2016, Theresa May was anointed as the Brexiteers' imploded, while in 2019 it was always going to be Boris...
