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In today’s newsletter: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will now face the Conservative membership – but is she the next Thatcher or is he the one to unite the party’s fractured support?

The former chancellor topped the final vote of Tory MPs and now seeks the support of Conservatives around the country.

Michael Gove dropped the bombshell comment that parts of the government are not working and called for a "strong and effective state" amid the Tory leadership contest

State-owned British Business Bank makes decision after investigation of lending practices

Feted for saving the jobs of millions during Covid, the ex-chancellor has be denounced for bringing down Boris Johnson.

Tory leadership contender accused of ignoring ‘actual facts’ – but insists veto would have been worthless

If Starmer’s party is seen as one that values minorities only when they need protection, solid sources of votes will dry up, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

12 years of Tory rule have also shredded the safety nets on which people used to rely. At the same time they have turned the screws on the unions and failed to deliver on their promises to improve employment rights. Here's 50 reasons the patience of workers has finally snapped

The final five Tory candidates enter a war of words as the fight for votes gets nasty

The SNP leader made clear however that any negotiation would be on the detail of the vote, not the principle

With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister