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Backing of Europhile health secretary is a major boost for frontrunner to replace May
Leadership rivals may be left chasing second place even with Johnson no-show
Wishful thinking from leadership candidates on Brexit could spell disaster for British industry
Boris Johnson confirms his place as clear frontrunner in the Tory leadership contest
Party grassroots fear oblivion if candidates jockeying to replace Theresa May fail
Hancock withdraws from Tory leadership contest and Javid urged to follow suit
But the former UK foreign secretary still faces questions about his fitness for high office
Candidates are promising the earth, which they will not be able to deliver
Health secretary gains support of 20 MPs in first round of voting
Income tax cuts, abolishing VAT and making student loans cheaper among the policy proposals
Crude oil prices surge as Middle East tensions rise
Chancellor’s letter to candidates aims to forestall arms race of spending promises
Rival camps had not foreseen former foreign secretary pulling so far ahead so early
McVey, Leadsom and Harper knocked out of race to be prime minister
MPs to reduce long list of contenders to two and members will decide run-off
Safety-first strategy of lying low while rivals scrap to be the challenger is paying off
Boris Johnson is the leading contender after first round vote
Seven out of 10 candidates through to second vote
An updated guide to who’s most likely to be the new Tory leader
Move designed to prevent MPs taking photos of ballot to ‘prove’ support for candidates
Frontrunner in Conservative leadership race has to reckon with half a century of upsets
Leadership favourite launches campaign as cabinet note on lack of preparedness revealed
Home secretary dismisses rival Johnson as ‘yesterday’s news’
What the line-up of Conservative contenders have to say for themselves
