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A candidate will need the support of 20 MPs - potentially making it harder for some of the less well-known contenders to make it onto the ballot paper

The Tory leadership hopeful said cuts to the Army are ‘unthinkable’ as he promised to cancel them in the face of Russian aggression.

Pledges come amid scrutiny on candidates’ financial affairs

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are among the candidates leading the way.

PENNY Mordaunt has become the fourth Tory leadership hopeful to say they wouldn’t allow a Scottish independence referendum to be held.

What have Boris Johnson's potential replacements voted for

Promises of tax cuts from candidates to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose another inflationary risk which could pressure the Bank of England to raise interest rates more aggressively, cancelling out any potential boost to the economy.

Five days into the contest, the candidates to be the next Conservative prime minister have already offered £235 billion in tax cuts. None of them have begun to suggest how they would pay for them. Yet on they go, blithely playing to the gallery of Tory members, making promises that are…

A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister