The Latest Breaking News from Leo Docherty

Who is backing who in the Tory leadership race?

Candidates need the support of 100 MPs to get on to the ballot on Monday.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022

The Tory MPs backing Boris Johnson after saying he had to go

Only a few months ago they had issued statements accusing the ex PM of "errors of judgement" and a lack of "integrity" as well as damaging the party and the country

Wales Online · Oct 23, 2022

Who's backing Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt in the race to become the next Prime Minister

Candidates have until 2pm on Monday to secure the 100 nominations, limiting the ballot to a maximum of three candidates

Manchester Evening News · Oct 22, 2022

MoD apologises over ‘unacceptable’ standard of army homes

Families sent letter admitting to failures amid claims of squalid and even dangerous accommodation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Human rights groups sound alarm over Tory foreign minister’s links to repressive Gulf states

Leo Docherty has accepted over £30,000 in hospitality from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE since 2017

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Prime Minister candidates both back medal for Britain's nuclear test vets

The Tory leadership contenders support getting justice for the Cold War veterans who took part in secretive radiation experiments between 1952 and 1991

Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022

Shock figures show one in 10 teen girls in Army report being sexually assaulted or raped

More than one in 10 teenage girl recruits say they have been sexually assaulted in statistics that 'highlight the most basic of failures in command at a number of different levels' in the British Armed Forces

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Liz Truss takes step closer to claiming Tory crown as rivals lose momentum

Poll suggests MPs’ favourite Rishi Sunak would lose members’ vote against both other candidates

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Who is backing whom? Tory MPs offer support as six leadership hopefuls remain

More than 200 MPs have offered public support for a candidate.

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

Tory leadership betting odds: Who is backing who in race to replace Boris Johnson

Conservative MPs are backing different candidates for leader across a broad field

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022