All four leadership hopefuls will address the gathering in Birmingham before MPs whittle the list down to two on 10 October

 

Exclusive: privacy and rights groups fear government may resurrect Tory plan for mass algorithmic surveillance

It’s grim to think the four candidates are the best Conservative politics can offer. Why can’t others be considered, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The MP isn’t alone in complaining about the PM’s inner circle, party donations or welfare reform. Labour should treat this as a warning, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

 

Party leadership contender says Robert Jenrick’s remarks show ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of law of war

 

Fintan Slye, head of the new grid operator Neso, is aware that critics are sceptical about achieving ‘clean power by 2030’. But with tough decisions, he says, it can be done

 

Resolution Foundation research shows 7.7m households likely to struggle to heat homes this winter

 

Editorial: The Conservative party remains irrelevant because it appears unwilling to find new solutions to today’s problems

 

 

NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial action

The Conservative party leadership hopeful has claimed that maternity pay is ‘excessive’

Tory leadership contender received donations totalling £75,000 from firm that was loaned money via a tax haven

Cabinet secretary, who has served four prime ministers, says he will go at the end of the year

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey are in Birmingham this week for the Conservative party conference, where the four leadership candidates will get plenty of time to show off their credentials. Plus, Keir Starmer is dealing with intern ...