Robert Jenrick enters race to become next Tory leader Former minister becomes third MP to formally join race after James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat threw hats into the ring The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024
Thursday briefing: Why the Conservatives’ identity crisis is their biggest challenge In today’s newsletter: As they try to find Rishi Sunak’s successor, the Tories need to decide what they stand for The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024
Who will be the next Tory leader? Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch go head to head Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head with Robert Jenrick Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024
New Conservative leader to be named on 2 November, party announces Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Priti Patel are all expected to compete to replace Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024
Conduct Tory leadership bid ‘with civility’, Lord Houchen urges Braverman It came after the former home secretary said the party could do better than being ‘a collection of fanatical, irrelevant, centrist cranks’. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2024
Two leading Tories back Tom Tugendhat for party leadership Damian Green and Steve Baker endorse shadow security minister as they seek to ‘transcend old divisions’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024
Where do the Tories go after the election disaster? What the leadership contenders tell us about the party’s future The Conservative party is reeling from one of the biggest blows in its history after returning just 121 MPs in the recent election – a loss of 251 seats in the House of Commons. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024
Rishi Sunak urged by top Tories to delay quitting as leader until successor chosen in autumn The ex-PM has said he would stand down from the helm of the Conservative Party once plans to elect the next leader are in place Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2024
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen warns against protracted Tory leadership race Houchen says party must avoid seeming self-indulgent as other Conservatives attack Liz Truss over new intervention The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024
Kemi Badenoch backed as clear favourite to become Conservative Party leader New data has shown the former minister for women and equalities has the support of 25.83% of grassroots Tory members to replace Rishi Sunak. Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2024
A fight for the soul of the Tory party is inevitable. Rishi Sunak staying on may make it worse Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Braverman hits back at Badenoch over ‘public breakdown’ comments Ex-home secretary blames leadership rival and rest of the cabinet for letting Sunak take the party to electoral disaster The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024
Outrage as Suella Braverman brands Pride flag flying ‘a horrible political campaign’ Former home secretary condemns ‘liberal Conservatives’ in her latest rant, facing backlash from her own party The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024
Tories split over timeline to elect leader with Sunak hoping to quit by autumn Some senior figures in party fear appointment of interim replacement for ex-PM could present Nigel Farage with an ‘open goal’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024 Suella Braverman’s Tory leadership bid ‘dead before it starts’ as key ally expected to back rival The former home secretary’s expected campaign to take over from Rishi Sunak has been dealt an early blow as Danny Kruger is set to support Robert Jenrick if he runs
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024 Suella Braverman losing support as potential party leader, Tories say Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Kemi Badenoch, who have all ruled out deal with Reform, seen as more viable candidates
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024 Braverman warns Tory party will cease to exist unless it neutralises Farage and Reform The Tory leadership contest has kicked off with a warning that the Conservative Party could cease to exist as an electoral force if things do not change
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024 Robert Jenrick says Tories lost voters’ trust and fails to rule out leadership bid Former immigration minister says party failed to deliver, as Suella Braverman and Victoria Atkins also speak out
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024 Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election? Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024 Former cabinet minister admits Tories ‘very poor at delivering infrastructure’ A recording of former communities secretary Robert Jenrick has emerged admitting Tory governemnts were unable to make difficult long term decisions on infrastructure
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024 Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead.
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2024 Tories and Labour clash on tax as General Election battles intensify The Tories are fighting on two fronts, trying to take on Labour on tax while clinging on to voters considering shifting to Reform UK.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024 Tory leadership hopefuls ‘already lobbying’ to replace Sunak Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024 OPINION - Tom Newton Dunn: The race for Tory leader has begun already — and it's a 16-way brawl “The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024 Keir Starmer heading for 10 years in power, new poll says Exclusive: Redfield and Wilton poll for The Independent also finds that Tory supporters want Nigel Farage to suceed Rishi Sunak as party leader