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James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering – while asylum seekers receive £49 a week

It is staggering that the then home secretary racked up such a massive bill. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised, given the £700m cost of the Rwanda scheme, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary grilled on use of Treasury reserves to fund asylum hotels

Her shadow James Cleverly rejected allegations that the previous government left accommodation costs undisclosed.

Evening Standard

VIPs will demand Taylor Swift-levels of police protection, Cleverly claims

Shadow home secretary says Labour have set a precedent by giving the US singer a police escort during concerts in London earlier this year.

Evening Standard

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Robert Jenrick purge threat to Tory MPs who refuse to back quitting ECHR if he becomes party leader

He stressed leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be a Tory manifesto commitment, if he becomes leader, which MPs would have to support

Evening Standard

James Cleverly spent £650 per person on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

The then home secretary made the trip alongside officials and a TV crew in December 2023

The Independent UK

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda

FOI request reveals then home secretary spent £9,803.20 on catering for flight to Kigali to sign deportation deal that never deported a single person

The Guardian - UK

What the Dickens is Robert Jenrick trying to tell us?

The Tory leadership contender’s assertion that the last book he read was A Tale of Two Cities is open to several interpretations

The Guardian - UK

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Digested week: My cardio rehab is done, and my dog’s joint care chews are a miracle

Labour lets the Taylor Swift story rumble on, while KemiKaze, Honest Bob and Spurs just leave you feeling indifferent

The Guardian - UK

BBC Tory leadership debate cancelled as Kemi Badenoch refuses to take part

KEMI Badenoch has refused to take part in a BBC Question Time special framed as a debate on the Tory leadership contest ...

The National (Scotland)

Home Office backtracks on statutory inquiry into ‘deplorable conditions’ at immigration centre

Exclusive: Lawyers say Manston immigration centre became extremely overcrowded in November 2022, leading to the site being temporarily closed down

The Independent UK

How the UK Attorney General found himself at centre of Taylor Swift’s police escort row

The government’s top lawyer was engulfed in ‘Swiftgate’ probe after he reportedly intervened in the pop star’s security

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP warns Robert Jenrick would ‘poison’ Conservative Party if he became leader

Ex-Tory MP Matthew Parris painted Robert Jenrick as a political chameleon, having gone from a ‘Cameron Remainer’ to a ‘Reform-adjacent headbanger’

The Independent UK

Scottish Tories 'closed for business' if Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes chairman, says MSP

A SCOTTISH Conservative MSP has said his party will be “closed for business” if Robert Jenrick appoints Jacob Rees-Mogg as party chairman.

The National (Scotland)

Tories cannot win elections with Badenoch or Jenrick, warns Britain’s top pollster John Curtice

Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice described Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch as ‘unknown quantities’ who do not have what it takes to turn the party’s fortunes around

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The Tory leadership farce is no laughing matter – its outcome will pollute British politics

Labour has to stand up to toxic Tory posturing, or it will be pulled in the same direction as Jenrick and Badenoch, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch is no cartoon villain. Labour underestimates her at its peril

The favourite to win the leadership contest should give the left pause for thought on diversity

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes

Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick denies he would drop hard-right policies if he became Tory leader

Conservative MP says his tack to the right has rattled Nigel Farage and confirms he would like the UK to exit the ECHR

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The Independent UK

How Jenrick’s team tricked five Cleverly supporters to reach Tory leadership last two

Exclusive: Robert Jenrick’s team did something extraordinary to get him over the line in leadership contest

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick denies privately telling Tory MPs he would pivot back to centre if he became leader – as it happened

Tory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over

The Guardian - UK

Jenrick suggests he regrets removing Disney murals from asylum-seeker centre

Conservative leadership candidate says he would not do it again in apparent pitch to centre of party

The Independent UK

‘Cock up not conspiracy!’ - Inside the downfall of James Cleverly

How Robert Jenrick had a lucky escape

The Independent UK

Tory centrists refuse to back Jenrick or Badenoch as MPs leave them disenfranchised

Tory members on the left of the party have started announcing they will boycott a leadership election with two right-wing candidates

The Conversation

Tory MPs have accidentally knocked out their own man – and reminded voters why they lost the last election

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 Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick: What policies set the final two Tory leadership candidates apart

The Tory party appears to be veering toward the right with the final two candidates - here we look at the difference between the pair

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