Mel Stride was the fourth Tory to put his name in the ring and said there was a ‘huge job to do’ for the party. The Shadow ...

But it was his plea for the party to “be more normal” that made his pitch stand out. Cleverly has grasped that the years of ...

Here is an unpopular thing to say: this Conservative Party leadership contest, which completes its parliamentary stages this ...

His closest rival is Kemi Badenoch, who comes in second on 15 per cent, followed by Robert Jenrick on 13 per cent and Tom ...

Leadership contender says party has to be ‘for’ things again rather than always appearing to be against change ...

I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility,” the architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said. “I chose the ...

The Conservatives will demand answers on Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal in Parliament on Monday as they seek a ...

James Cleverly is to promise Conservatism “with a smile” if he becomes leader, telling colleagues on Wednesday to stop being ...

In his final pitch to members at the Conservative Party conference this week, the leadership contender James Cleverly MP told ...

James Cleverly slammed Labour for handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday, which has triggered in-fighting among ...

Blame game takes in James Cleverly and Liz Truss as UK announces decision to hand archipelago back to Mauritius in deal to ...

Ms Badenoch, who has faced fury over her comments on maternity pay, said the Conservatives need someone who can "face down ...