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Sources said the request was rejected by the top civil servant in the department for business and trade

‘We can’t celebrate some of our prime ministers’, Patten said in a farewell interview

Government officials said London’s target would fall from 100,000 homes per year to 80,000

When an asteroid hits your house, it’s a safe bet that you’re going to need more than a vacuum cleaner, a feather duster and some air freshener. That is roughly the situation the Tories face now after the election. Yet the party’s leadership contest — officially under way, with Robert…

“Blue Ambition: The Unauthorised Biography of Kemi Badenoch” by Lord Ashcroft is out now

Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel, Robert Jenrick, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have all received the 10 nominations necessary to enter the race

There will be a system of strict discipline in place after previous contests descended into name calling and vicious briefings

Which Tory MPs will be taking part in the three-month contest to succeed Rishi Sunak?

What voters want is a display of reliability and competence – but the current favourite for next leader has other ideas, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins