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Exclusive: After Tory moderates threatened to boycott the leadership election, Damian Green – former chair of the One Nation caucus of Conservative MPs – has urged them to back Kemi Badenoch instead

Quentin Marshall, who was chair of Kensington and Chelsea council’s housing committee, donates to Badenoch’s bid to succeed Rishi Sunak

How Robert Jenrick had a lucky escape

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

THE Scottish Tories will be slip into third place at Holyrood after the 2026 election unless Russell Findlay can “find some charisma” to…

Robert Jenrick painted himself as the serious contender to succeed Rishi Sunak and suggested Kemi Badenoch would bring ‘needless drama’ to the job

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

That was not supposed to happen. James Cleverly, the favourite to be next leader of the Conservatives, will now not even have the opportunity to face party members, having failed to attract enough votes in the final round of MP voting.