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Tory MPs will vote next week in a series of ballots to narrow the field down to four candidates

Hospitality industry expresses concern about impact on businesses of leaked proposals not denied by PM

Conservative MPs will narrow down the number of candidates to just two before the contest goes to a vote among Tory members to decide a winner by November 2

The Conservative leadership contest is something of a sideshow to the meaningful politics of government. Whoever wins will inherit a depleted party reeling from arguably its worst ever election defeat. It comprises only 121 MPs, many now in marginal seats (77 are defending majorities where just a 5% swing would…

Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick admitted he took Ozempic jabs for several months to shed some pounds

Conservative MPs will narrow down the number of candidates to just two before the contest goes to a vote among Tory members

Tom Tugendhat criticises Reform UK leader’s attempt to amplify ‘false information’ and for his failure to condemn the riots

Neil Basu, ex-head of counter-terrorism, says former home secretary’s remarks are divisive and untrue

After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK