EXPLAINED: 6 - The Real Truth

Kemi Badenoch makes her first frontbench appointments as Tory leader

Robert Jenrick was named shadow justice secretary, Mel Stride shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – as it happened

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwinger

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

UK politics live: Jenrick gets justice role in Badenoch’s shadow cabinet as Stride and Patel land top jobs

It comes as education secretary Bridget Phillipson announced a rise to university tuition fees

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race

Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbiting

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest

Ex-work and pensions secretary becomes second casualty of contest, leaving four MPs vying to succeed Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Mel Stride knocked out of race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader

Four remaining candidates will make their case to be leader at the party’s annual rally in Birmingham

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024

Tory leadership contender warns party must 'not forget' centre ground voters lost to Lib Dems and Labour

Results of the second round of Conservative leadership voting are expected at 5pm on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024

James Cleverly favourite to top MPs’ poll as Tory leadership contest takes surprise twist

Exclusive: Opponents of the former home secretary have briefed that they believe he has taken the lead among Tory MPs as polling shows he wins the popularity vote with the public

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024

Tory leadership contenders upset over 10-minute conference speech plan

Some campaigns say contest’s handling is disgraceful after insiders reveal they may get only brief time on stage

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

Cleverly or Tugendhat would make best PM, poll on Tory leadership candidates shows

Conservative MPs ratings trail behind Starmer’s as second round of voting for contest to come on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024