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The race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a divisive leadership contest that is splitting the governing Conservative Party. Since Johnson said he would resign earlier this month after his…

Twice yesterday the full gravity of the predicament facing the Conservative Party became compellingly clear. First, Boris Johnson, in a speech of epic bluster and bombast supporting the Government’s vote of confidence in itself, resorted to the rhetoric of Donald Trump and his supporters at their most wretchedly deluded.

In today’s newsletter: As the Tory leadership contest heats up, environment correspondent Fiona Harvey walks us through where candidates stand on the climate crisis

Mr Tugendhat received only 31 votes in the third round of the poll on Monday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Monday won a confidence vote it had called in itself, with members of the governing Conservative Party voting in support of ministers to avoid triggering a national election.

Just weeks after sacking Boris Johnson, the Conservative Party rallied behind the Prime Minister in a Commons confidence vote.

Conservatives united around the ousted PM after a bitter five-hour debate in which he was accused of presiding over corruption and a tolerance of sexual assault

Penny Mordaunt clung on to second place as the contest intensifies ahead of next poll on Tuesday

All thoughts will already turn to the next ballot on Tuesday, with Kemi Badenoch now the candidate with the lowest share of the vote.