Politics
Truss camp says Mordaunt has ‘topped out’ with Tugendhat latest to fall
Pressure still on foreign secretary in Tory leadership race as she gains just seven new backers in latest round
Jessica Elgot, Aubrey Allegretti and Peter Walker
18, Jul, 2022 @9:35 PM
How did your MP vote on the confidence motion?
After rejecting a Labour motion that the Commons had no confidence in Boris Johnson’s government, the Conservatives put forward their own motion to the effect that the House does in fact have confidence in the government. Tory MPs were expected to back the government and carry the motion, and they did. Find out how your MP voted
Seán Clarke
18, Jul, 2022 @9:31 PM
Boris Johnson defends record as government wins confidence vote
PM alludes to ‘deep state’ plot to drag UK back into EU before winning confidence vote by 349 to 238
Ben Quinn
18, Jul, 2022 @9:11 PM
Tory leadership: mid-table clash is chance for Mordaunt’s stalled campaign
Tom Tugendhat’s elimination leaves No 2 in race the only hopeful who is vaguely liberal and not tinged by Johnson’s government
Peter Walker Political correspondent
18, Jul, 2022 @7:56 PM
Leadership debate infighting too toxic even for the Tories | John Crace
The third instalment didn’t happen after Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak pulled out, while Boris maundered on in the Commons
John Crace
18, Jul, 2022 @7:05 PM
PM’s flight of fancy as he jokes about firing Tory MPs into orbit
Boris Johnson regales Farnborough airshow with tales of Typhoon jet in speech brimming with metaphors
Aubrey Allegretti
18, Jul, 2022 @7:03 PM
Ex-aides demand Labour retract media statements on sexual harassment case
In leaked letter two female ex-staffers demand party acknowledge they were asked to sign gagging clauses
Jessica Elgot
18, Jul, 2022 @6:54 PM
Talmudic sage offers a leg-up to the Tories | Brief letters
Brief letters: Hillel’s lesson to politicians | Penny Mordaunt’s magic past | Investing in all hospital staff | A Hungarian Latin master | Boris Johnson’s inaction
18, Jul, 2022 @5:18 PM
Starmer rules out even informal post-election deal with Lib Dems
Labour leader rejects possibility of any arrangement and accuses Boris Johnson of having ‘checked out’
Peter Walker Political correspondent
18, Jul, 2022 @4:54 PM
Cancelled TV debate underlines who Sunak and Truss are now targeting
Analysis: Well-known candidates have moved their charm offensive away from public to Tory MPs
Heather Stewart Political editor
18, Jul, 2022 @3:42 PM
Penny Mordaunt ‘only one in her family to support Brexit’, says uncle
Tory leadership hopeful with Irish roots has stayed silent on Northern Ireland protocol bill
Lisa O'Carroll and Jessica Elgot
18, Jul, 2022 @2:39 PM
Sky News cancels third Tory leadership debate after Sunak and Truss pull out
Pair indicated they would not take part in programme after bruising exchanges in earlier debates
Peter Walker Political correspondent
18, Jul, 2022 @1:03 PM
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