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Court of human rights sides with French woman whose husband obtained divorce on grounds she was only person at fault

‘These local elections will be quite difficult for us as a party,’ Kemi Badenoch said.

Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July general election result.

The economy and immigration are two of the biggest issues the next leader of the Opposition will need to tackle.

ASK ME ANYTHING: In this exclusive Q&A session, The Independent’s political commentator Andrew Grice addresses key dynamics in the Tory leadership race, and what we can expect when Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick takes the helm

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 leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has said he would not consult the Scottish Parliament on his plans to leave the European Convention…

While the Tories harp on about the ECHR or the ‘woke bureaucracy’, Rachel Reeves will get serious about public investment, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr