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The race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a divisive leadership contest that is splitting the governing Conservative Party. Since Johnson said he would resign earlier this month after his…

The race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a divisive leadership contest that is splitting the governing Conservative Party.

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

While most have voted in line with the Conservative whip, we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

A battle for the heart of the Tory Right erupted on Tuesday as Liz Truss sought to see off a challenge from Kemi Badenoch and overtake Penny Mordaunt to make the shortlist to be the next Prime Minister.

Social media savvy ‘human hand grenade’ seen as continuity candidate and faces uphill battle to displace favourites Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt

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,…