The Latest Breaking News from Penny Mordaunt

As the mercury rises, so too do the stakes in this Conservative leadership contest. Television debates will add a frisson of live drama, as outsider candidates prepare to have their breakthrough moment while the favourites hope not to make any unforced errors.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat are the other names still in the running.

Little attention has yet been paid to key ally of Tory leadership hopeful who lists his job title as ‘Grand Enchilada’

As fresh claims emerged about Boris Johnson and Lord Frost attacked surprise favourite Penny Mordaunt. Ms Mordaunt hit back saying 'people are gong to try and stop me' - and a backer of Rishi Sunak said he doesn't 'give a flying xxxx' what Lord Frost says

The pair were the only remaining Tory leadership candidates to respond to questions about their plans to tackle misconduct by MPs.

There are calls from Lord Frost for Kemi Badenoch to step aside from the Tory leadership race

Remaining candidates face three clashes in five days as contest heats up

The final five Tory candidates enter a war of words as the fight for votes gets nasty

A second round of voting among Conservative MPs has whittled the candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson as leader down to five. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, finished top with the votes of 101 Tory MPs, Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, was second with 81, and the…

Like many in the last week, I’ve been scrambling around looking for the real Penny Mordaunt. Not the Penny Mordaunt this surprise leading contender wants to present to us, but the woman she may want to hide.

The ‘gallant lady’ with a sailor’s humour could bring saltiness to the race to replace Johnson