Robert Jenrick emerges as surprise frontrunner in Tory leadership race Jenrick raises £250,000 in funds and leads in polls ahead of Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Want to know the problem, Tories? You’re … weird. And even your own tribe thinks so The Conservative leadership race reveals a party still banging the same old drums. Natural Tory voters are looking on askance, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest in first round Former home secretary got two fewer votes than Mel Stride, while Robert Jenrick leads race to succeed Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024
Priti Patel knocked out in the first round of Tory leadership race as Robert Jenrick wins first ballot Conservative Party members will make the final choice of new leader from a shortlist of two Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024
Priti Patel eliminated in first round of UK Tory leadership contest FORMER home secretary Priti Patel has been eliminated from the Tory leadership campaign after the first round of voting. The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2024
Robert Jenrick ally defends 'segregated communities' remark as Tory MPs hold first leadership ballot Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Priti Patel, Mel Stride and Tom Tugendhat also facing off as the MPs start to winnow down the field Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024
Starmer feels heat from US over partial arms ban as Netanyahu blasts ‘shameful’ decision Biden aide says US will continue to ‘support Israel’s defensive capabilities’ The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024
As the Prophetess of Doom, Rachel Reeves takes on the role she’s waited for all her life Mention the £22bn hole in the public finances and the chancellor’s eyes light up. This is her time. Her chance to shine The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
Tugendhat doubles down on bid to win over right-wing Tories with attack on human rights convention Tom Tugendhat has continued his efforts to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right with a verbal assault on the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024
Tom Tugendhat says voters no longer take Conservative party seriously Former security minister promises a ‘revolution’ if elected leader and apologises for ‘recent political trauma’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
OPINION - Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are turning this Tory contest into a two-horse race A moratorium on personal attacks in the campaign to replace Rishi Sunak has been agreed by the Tory candidates, foreswearing in-fighting. Expect it to last as long as a back-to-work suntan. Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2024
Watch: Tom Tugendhat promises ‘reset’ as he launches Conservative Party leadership campaign Watch as Tom Tugendhat launches his Conservative Party leadership campaign in central London on Tuesday 3 September. The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024
Scottish government announces spending cuts worth £500m – as it happened Shona Robison, Scottish finance secretary, says current financial situation facing Scottish government is ‘not sustainable’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024
Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign with attack on Doctor Who The Tory leadership hopeful will say ‘Labour will fail’ and the Conservatives have to be the change sought by British voters The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2024 Monday briefing: Why the race to lead the Conservatives is wide open In today’s newsletter: As MPs return to Westminster this week, the field of six candidates will be whittled down – but it’s still all to play for
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024 Kemi Badenoch to urge Conservatives to do more than criticise Labour Shadow minister will launch leadership campaign with call to think afresh and move on from landslide election defeat
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024 Tories warned they must focus on own renewal not Labour as leadership contest heats up Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly officially launch their Tory leadership campaigns with a warning that they need to change their own party
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024 ‘The race is wide open’: MPs’ vote looms for six Tory leadership hopefuls Badenoch and Jenrick are the bookies’ favourites but the party’s reduced ranks make the numbers extremely tight
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024 Who are the six leadership candidates to be voted on by Conservative MPs? Tory MPs will vote next week in a series of ballots to narrow the field down to four candidates
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024 Tugendhat’s brazen bid to win over the Tory right with new migrant cap pledge Tom Tugendhat has attempted to throw off his reputation as ‘a Tory wet’ by offering his party’s hard right the toughestpolicy yet on migration
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 Which Conservative leadership hopeful is best hope for UK’s climate goals? None of the candidates may seem like a good option, but some pose a greater danger to net zero than others
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024 Tory rivals are playing nice so far but like a family Christmas old scores are bound to surface The Conservatives would be better able to stand one another if the party could work out what it actually stands for
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 Kemi Badenoch would defeat all five leadership rivals, new poll reveals 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 National (Scotland) · Aug 23, 2024 Ten MSPs back Tom Tugendhat in Tory leadership race Another two Scottish politicians have have backed Tom Tugendhat as the next leader of the UK ...
The Conversation · Aug 23, 2024 Tory leadership contenders would be wise to become the ‘heir to Keir’ 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…