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It is generally assumed that the best candidates for the job of prime minister are people who have considerable experience of top-level politics. Ideally, this experience would involve having served in the cabinet and in particular, having occupied one of the “great offices of state” – chancellor of the exchequer,…

The former Downing Street spin doctor on the Tory leadership contenders, the need for political reform and Tony Blair’s legacy

With the Tory leadership contest well underway, the Queen will be soon welcoming in the 15th Prime Minister of her 70-year reign - and here we take a look at her bond with some of her former PMs

What does the Conservative membership want? Tax cuts? A war on woke? If the results of today’s YouGov survey are anything to go by, the answer is straightforward: Penny Mordaunt.

The former Conservative leader said ex-ministers and Boris Johnson's cheerleaders were "silent when they should have spoken out and then spoke out only when their silence became self-damaging"

Ex-PM tells MPs that senior ministers share responsibility for harm done to democracy at home and Britain’s standing globally

The former PM said Boris Johnson was ‘principally’ to blame for the actions of his Government and had risked tearing the constitution ‘into shreds’.

‘They were silent when they should have spoken out and then spoke out only when their silence became self-damaging’

Britain's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, with the first votes coming this week to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded contest to replace Boris Johnson.

Former chancellor moves towards his fellow candidates but insists cuts would have to be justified

Here is what would need to change for Boris Johnson to be kicked out of the role of caretaker before a new leader is chosen, and how that could play out.