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Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt appear to be leading the field but race is growing tighter

Tory MPs will hold the penultimate vote for the leadership on Tuesday.

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has consolidated his status as frontrunner in the parliamentary stage of the contest.

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

It is generally assumed that the best candidates for the job of prime minister are people who have considerable experience of top-level politics. Ideally, this experience would involve having served in the cabinet and in particular, having occupied one of the “great offices of state” – chancellor of the exchequer,…

UK workers are suffering 'the worst pay squeeze in modern history' after regular wages plunged 2.8% compared to inflation - outstripping the last financial crash

With this litany of complaints about the party that's been in power for 12 years, it's no wonder the Tory leadership candidates didn't want to debate each other tonight

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

The Tory leadership hopefuls have been giving mixed messaging on the climate crisis and whether they would stick to current net zero targets