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Mordaunt now has more than 90 MPs, according to her campaign

A source within Penny Mordaunt's campaign team has texted  Beth Rigby to say: "We have now passed 90. For the sake of the party,...

Could losing the defence secretary be Sunak’s first major political test if he wins?

If Rishi Sunak is elected, one of the first big concerns he will face is appointing a new defence secretary. Of course, we don't yet...

Calls grow for Mordaunt to withdraw as Tories aim for party unity – but she’s digging in

As the race to get on the ballot enters its dying hours, Penny Mordaunt is digging in.  The number of MPs publicly backing her hovered...

Blackford writes to Starmer on the next general election

The SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, has written to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, asking him to table a motion of no confidence. Writing to...

Former Chancellor Osborne: Sunak will be PM by end of the day

George Osborne, who was chancellor during the David Cameron years, doesn't have much expectation of Penny Mordaunt persuading 100 backers and taking this to...

Labour: Starmer rules out new oil and gas licences

Sir Keir Starmer has said that a Labour government would not issue further gas and oil licences. It comes after his party helped clinch Liz...

UK’s economic outlook lowered to ‘negative’, says ratings agency

The political situation in the UK has clearly had a bit impact on the markets, and now the ratings agency Moody's has lowered its...

Clarke is the latest cabinet member to back Johnson

The leveling up secretary, Simon Clarke, is the second cabinet minister to officially back Boris Johnson as Tory Party leader. In a joint statement to Daily...

Who are Tory MPs backing so far?

As we said earlier, we've been keeping an eye on the number of Conservative MPs who have declared their support for potential contenders in...

Johnson may struggle to unify party

"You have to really want it," said Defence Secretary Ben Wallace about the job of prime minister today. He clearly does not want it himself. But...

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