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In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Exclusive: The Margaret Thatcher fan and Tory leadership favourite says her braids are her equivalent of the late PM’s handbag as she tells Political Editor David Maddox, in an interview on Independent TV, that she won’t give up her hard-hitting style – having faced criticism for being too right wing…

Conservative MP says his tack to the right has rattled Nigel Farage and confirms he would like the UK to exit the ECHR

Tory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over

Conservative leadership candidate says he would not do it again in apparent pitch to centre of party

Tory Reform Group declines to endorse either leadership candidate amid fears lurch to the right could split party

The Conservative party leadership ballot is a private affair. The MPs don’t have to reveal who they voted for if they don’t want to. And given how badly they appear to have bungled their final round of voting in this contest, it seems unlikely we’ll ever know what really happened.

The Tory party appears to be veering toward the right with the final two candidates - here we look at the difference between the pair

Editorial: The Conservative membership now faces a choice between two subtly different versions of the same failed ideology