Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the run for the Conservative leadership. This will leave Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to battle for support among the Tory party grassroots over the coming weeks. The 1922 committee announced this afternoon that of all 357 MP votes cast there were 2 spoiled ballots. International trade minister…
Rising food and petrol prices sent consumer price index (CPI) inflation to a fresh 40-year high of 9.4 per cent in June. The latest inflation rise was driven by the sharpest single month rise in petrol prices since at least 1989 and food price inflation, which hit a 13-year high of 9.8 per cent. More…
This afternoon, MPs are debating clauses 7, 8 and 9 of a revised Northern Ireland protocol following “practical problems” caused by the initial deal between the UK and the EU. Ellis emphasised that the government wants a negotiated deal with the European Union, telling the EU “our door remains open”. The paymaster general told the…
Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership race in today’s round of voting. Badenoch received 59 votes, including an increase of one. Liz Truss came third with 86 votes, gaining 15 supporters. Penny Mordaunt received 92 votes, an increase of 10 supporters. Rishi Sunak came in first with 118 MPs’…
In an urgent question, trade under-secretary Ranil Jayawardena came under fire for “ministers running away from scrutiny” on the UK-Australia trade deal. This criticism comes after no time being made available for a debate on the first new trade agreement” since leaving the EU. Jayawardena rejected the criticism, telling MPs that there will have been…
Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated from the race to be the next leader of the Conservative party. The Tonbridge and Malling MP polled 31 votes, while former chancellor Rishi Sunak continued to top the poll with 115 votes. Penny Mordaunt remains in second place, but with one fewer vote (82) than in the second ballot.…
Suella Braverman has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest after the second round of votes. She received the fewest amount of votes in the round as the favourites Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt consolidated their positions at the top. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee announced the results. Here are all 6…
In an urgent question, James Heappey gave a statement regarding the recent allegations of malpractice by British special forces when in Afghanistan. Heappey told the House of Commons that “it is absolutely right that personnel are held to account”. However, the defence minister denied the suggestion that the Ministry of Defence had be “flippant” in…
The result of the second round of voting in the Conservative leadership contest is expected at 15.00BST today. The voting is part of several rounds due to take place this week in order to whittle the candidates down to two by the end of next week. The ballot opens at 11:30BST. The candidates in today’s…
Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi have been eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest after the first round of voting. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee announced the results. Here are all 8 of the candidates, and the number of votes they received: Badenoch 40 Braverman 32 Hunt 18 Mordaunt 67 Sunak 88 Truss…
