Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell said it is important to ‘run the leadership contest long’ to ensure leadership candidates ‘come under scrutiny’

Andrew Mitchell told The Times that there was ‘widespread sympathy and respect’ for Rishi sunak at the 1922 Committee meeting

Shadow foreign secretary says Conservatives should hold the leadership election after the party conference

 

Sir Mohamed Mansour said it ‘makes sense’ to step down after Rishi sunak announced he was departing as Conservative leader

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners would have been forced to pay an average of £240 more a month in mortgage bills

A Tory MP received a round of applause after hitting out at his own party, saying they deserved to lose the general election. George Freeman, who was a senior minister in Rishi sunak’s government, slammed the Tories and accused his team of “taki ...

New justice secretary preparing to announce further emergency measures to ease overcrowding crisis in jails

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor

Bob Blackman, picked as the 1922 Committee chair, will play a major role in shaping the contest to replace Rishi sunak

People held before planned removal from UK under sunak government face disruption and relocation after release

 

Shadow housing secretary reportedly ’ripped into’ former prime minister despite his apology

Election of Bob Blackman ignites Tory civil war over fears race to replace Rishi sunak is being manipulated

Former PM takes up place on opposition benches and says he looks forward to continuing to represent Richmond and Northallerton

Rishi sunak gave a gracious first speech to parliament as the leader of the opposition in the House of Commons on Tuesday (9 July). Mr sunak started his speech by congratulating Sir Keir Starmer on his general election victory. The Conservative leade ...

Sir Tony Blair has blasted the lack of focus on real issues during the general election campaign. The former prime minister appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday morning (9 July) to discuss why the UK should “fully embrace” artif ...

 

Andrew Mitchell becomes shadow foreign secretary and Kemi Badenoch moves to communities in new lineup