The party members didn’t get a chance to choose their new leader, but their blessing is still important.
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Theresa May is now firm favourite to be the next PM – but she has to see off Andrea Leadsom in a contest to secure support from the Tory party faithful.
Labour and the Conservatives have faced crises in the past… Just not at the same time.
After expertly manoeuvring to derail Boris Johnson, Michael Gove made his entry at last.
The act of being simultanaeously angry and ectastic at somebody.
It could be just another move in a long-term political masterstroke.
They dialled it up to 11 on day one – and there are still two months to go.
Madrid may hold the key to Scotland’s future – for several reasons.
With an arrogant, ill-starred gamble for partisan advantage, the Conservatives have destroyed the very thing they supposedly stand for.
The former mayor has popular appeal but he also needs to prove his gravitas.
Shortly after the EU referendum result came in, there followed an emotional statement from Number 10.
He claims to not have what it takes to be leader, but only the justice secretary stands a chance of giving the Thatcherites what they crave.
How the different scenarios could play out.
Bringing you up to speed on the political hot potato that may have passed you by.
Things really didn’t go as expected – and the pressure is on.
Whether or not David Cameron’s association with an offshore fund was legal isn’t the point.
Cuts to disability benefits were the latest in a series of unpopular and unsuccessful attempts to reform welfare.
Behind this spat lie two very different ideas about what it means to be a Tory in the 21st Century.
The general public isn’t paying nearly as much attention to this spat as political junkies think – and that’s what matters in the referendum.
The peculiarities of the Conservative leadership election system put the blonde one in a very strong position.
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