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Foreign secretary says she would up defence budget to 3% of GDP by 2030 and rethink size of armed forces

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

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,…

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

Sunak backer denies ex-chancellor is ‘lending’ votes to preferred rival