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Idea for interim leader and candidates not chosen until autumn conflicting with desire to act sooner

A TORY MSP has backed Russell Findlay as the next leader of the Scottish Conservatives – and put himself forward as a potential running mate.

Tory leadership contender says views of ‘activists, members and friends who lost seats after giving everything to campaign’ matter

The election was marred by controversy after some MPs arrived too late to take part due to confusion over timings

At least six of the 121 surviving Tory MPs are thought to be mulling a leadership bid

The party’s landslide victory on only 34% of the vote was a masterpiece of electoral Jenga. But the taller the tower, the weaker the base, writes Robert Ford

Honours for key figures behind decision to hold July election becomes focus of anger among senior Conservatives• General election 2024 – live news

The new PM is set to meet with the first Labour cabinet in 14 years on Saturday

By the time Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the “sunlight of hope” in the early hours, it was more a matter for the Conservatives of who was left standing under the rubble of a Labour landslide than salvaging dignity. Rishi Sunak’s dejected expression said it all — holding his North…