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    • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak warns UK facing ‘profound economic crisis’

      New PM reshuffles cabinet in attempt to stabilise Tory government after entering No 10

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Tory leadership election tracker

      Who did Conservative MPs support to become their party leader and the UK’s next prime minister?

    • Monday, 24 October, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Sunak on course to become Britain’s new prime minister

      Sterling rises after Boris Johnson quits race and former chancellor pulls ahead of rival Penny Mordaunt

    • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
      Boris Johnson
      Johnson’s comeback campaign falls short

      A day of bargaining and of deals rebuffed by rivals left former prime minister nowhere to go

    • Saturday, 22 October, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Penny Mordaunt: low-key ministerial veteran seeks the spotlight

      Candidate for PM woos newer colleagues by positioning herself as a clean pair of hands

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Investors and MPs take fright at prospect of Boris Johnson’s return

      Gilts under renewed pressure as candidates to become UK’s next prime minister jostle for support

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Boris Johnson: ready to attempt a rapid political comeback

      Allies of scandal-hit former prime minister expect him to stand for the Tory leadership

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Succession battle begins after Truss quits as UK prime minister

      Conservative party sets high threshold for race to become new premier as Sunak emerges as the early frontrunner

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Time running out for Truss, say Tory MPs

      Wings of party say junking prime minister’s entire platform leaves her without authority

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Truss vows to take on Whitehall ‘establishment’ in Tory leadership bid

      Foreign secretary targets civil service pay and refuses to rule out breaking up Treasury

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Sunak to face Truss in battle to become UK prime minister

      Conservative members to choose next UK prime minister following final MPs’ vote

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      UK trade
      Penny Mordaunt takes North Carolina

      But loses Westminster

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Penny Mordaunt attacks Tory leadership rivals ahead of MPs’ final vote

      With Rishi Sunak expected to make shortlist, trade minister wages fierce battle with Liz Truss to secure second spot

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Battle to take on Sunak as Badenoch eliminated from Tory party race

      Truss and Mordaunt fight to make final shortlist in last round of voting on Wednesday

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Truss gains ground on Mordaunt in Tory leadership race

      Tom Tugendhat latest to fall in pursuit of becoming UK prime minister and party leader

    • Sunday, 17 July, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Tory candidates united on tough stance towards public sector pay

      Second party leadership debate focuses on economic responsibility — and any future role for Boris Johnson

    • Sunday, 17 July, 2022
      Stephen Bush
      In the second debate, it’s Rishi Sunak who needs to change gear

      Five contestants will on Sunday continue their battle to become Tory party leader and UK prime minister

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Tory leadership contenders clash over tax in TV debate

      Sunak cements frontrunner status as Truss fails to impress during Channel 4 event

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Truss promises £30bn tax cuts in bid to win over Tory rightwingers

      Foreign secretary, in third place in leadership race, prompts criticism from rival camps with pledge

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Person in the News
      Penny Mordaunt, the Tory grassroots’ darling

      The former defence secretary is on manoeuvres and enjoying a surge of support in her leadership bid

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Sunak and Mordaunt gain ground in Tory leadership contest

      Ex-chancellor secures most votes while rivals look to stop second-placed trade minister

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      Inside Politics
      Sunak’s lead falters as Mordaunt marches on

      Tory members predict trade minister will rise to top as former chancellor fails to clinch a high percentage of first round votes

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Sunak and Mordaunt become frontrunners in Tory leadership race

      Ex-chancellor and trade minister will face four other candidates in next round of voting by MPs

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Conservative Party UK
      Tory leadership campaign turns ugly as Mordaunt finds grassroots appeal

      Junior minister becomes briefing target after poll shows strength of her support among party activists

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Brexit
      UK ministers to tear up post-Brexit trade deal

      Tory leadership candidates show no sign of challenging plans to water down Northern Ireland protocol

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