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Conservative MPs will narrow down the number of candidates to just two before the contest goes to a vote among Tory members

Tom Tugendhat criticises Reform UK leader’s attempt to amplify ‘false information’ and for his failure to condemn the riots

Idea has been propagated by Tommy Robinson and others from far right but claim does not stand up to scrutiny

In today’s newsletter: Voices from Tommy Robinson to Nigel Farage have complained of ‘two-tier policing’ – but their claims do not add up

Tory leadership candidate says Reform leader’s comments are deeply misleading as she urges parliament recall

As the Tories face another divisive leadership contest, violence across the country puts it in a troubling context, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The peer stressed the need for the Conservative Party to fight Labour on the centre ground of British politics

The right calls them ‘economic migrants’; progressives respond by focusing on women and children. I’ve fallen into that trap myself, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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…