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Spads, super-strategists and secret weapons — meet the real stars behind the Tory leadership campaigns

Rishi, Liz and Penny are the faces of the race to be PM, but working round the clock behind the scenes is a team of relentless and ambitious advisors. Giulia Crouch has the squad list

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss — everything you need to know about the new PM

She’s known as Thatcher 2.0 — but where does Liz Truss stand on trans rights, taxes, and what does she really think of that infamous cheese speech? Giulia Crouch has the lowdown

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Queen on royal duty inside Windsor as UK records ‘highest-ever’ temperature

The monarch met the new US ambassador virtually on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Mordaunt under attack from Tory rivals in TV clash

The international trade minister came under fire over tax plans and her record on transgender issues in first televised debate.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Scotland loses no matter who ends up Prime Minister, says SNP’s Ian Blackford

The SNP’s Westminster leader reacted to the first Conservative leadership debate on Channel 4 on Friday evening.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Mordaunt clashes with rivals on trans issues in Tory leadership TV debate

Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch accused Ms Mordaunt of backing self-identification.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

In pictures: Temperatures soar as UK basks in heatwave

It was a bright start to the week for many parts of the country, with the mercury predicted to climb all week.

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

The Queen’s role in Boris Johnson’s departure and appointment of new prime minister

Johnson - the 14th prime minister of Queen’s 70-year reign - will have to visit head of state to formally tender his resignation

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

The Queen’s role in Boris Johnson’s departure and appointment of new prime minister

Johnson - the 14th prime minister of Queen’s 70-year reign - will have to visit head of state to formally tender his resignation

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Disabled swimmer loses High Court fight over prices at London bathing pond

Christina Efthimiou, 60, claimed that prices at Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath “give rise to unlawful disability discrimination”.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022