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Editorial: If parliament cannot produce a stable government, it’s time for the nation’s voters – not Tory party members – to pick a new prime minister

Portsmouth North residents air views on their MP and Liz Truss’s resignation

The former prime minister’s supporters may be shouting the loudest, but plenty of nervous MPs still won’t back him, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s deputy political editor

Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday, triggering the second Tory leadership contest this year

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt in the running to be next leader of the Conservatives

Mordaunt is expected to be joined in the race by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson

British minister Penny Mordaunt on Friday launched her bid to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, becoming the first Conservative lawmaker to formally announce they are running. Mordaunt, 49, has navigated the tenures of the four prime ministers she has served under, keeping her distance from Boris Johnson's scandal-ridden time…

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson were both ahead of her in early-declared backers

SCOTTISH Tories are voicing their dread over the prospect of a potential return for Boris Johnson to No 10.

Long before she sought to replace Boris Johnson, let alone his successor, Penny Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential challenger for the Tory crown.

Commons leader – who finished third in the last race – has ground to make up on Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson