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Candidates jostle for position as contest begins in earnest, with some hoovering up support and others floundering

The newly appointed Foreign Office minister’s withdrawal from the race did not come as a surprise.

Eight candidates will compete to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, the committee in charge of organizing the leadership contest said on Tuesday. The nominated candidates were Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat, Liz Truss and Nadhim Zahawi.…

Rehman Chishti was a surprise entrant into the leadership contest at the weekend, and today he conceded that this dream of becoming PM had ended

A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister

As candidates line up to become the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister, we take a look at one of the least well-known names in the list,…

Five candidates are left in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister.

From Rishi Sunak’s use of a Max Bygraves catchphrase to the weirdly robotic Penny Mordaunt and the fantastically self-satisfied Liz Truss, the first crop of Conservative leadership campaign videos are very odd indeed

A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister

The leadership race gained momentum over the weekend, with opening gambits coming thick and fast from candidates across almost every wing of the party.

There is no shortage of ambitious Tories seeking to replace Boris Johnson.