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There are calls from Lord Frost for Kemi Badenoch to step aside from the Tory leadership race

The final five Tory candidates enter a war of words as the fight for votes gets nasty

A second round of voting among Conservative MPs has whittled the candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson as leader down to five. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, finished top with the votes of 101 Tory MPs, Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, was second with 81, and the…

Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt and Tom Tugendhat all made it through to the third round of voting.

Minister for trade policy said she polls highest in Red Wall and Blue Wall seats

The Foreign Secretary is bidding to consolidate and increase support from the right of the Tory party in the face of a surge by Penny Mordaunt.

The five candidates face off in a televised Channel 4 debate

All five remaining frontrunners have outlined plans to cut taxes in the race to succeed Boris Johnson. That spells bad news for austerity-battered public services - and that's before we get onto human rights and the environment...

Trade minister says spate of negative coverage is an attempt keep her out of final round of voting

We have a final five candidates in the running to be the UK’s next prime minister. Cast your vote now

It is positive to see more politicians of colour, but if the result is Sunak’s austerity or Badenoch’s culture war, how have things changed, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik