Bookies favourite Kemi Badenoch (left) has launched her bid to become Conservative leader - as rival Suella Braverman (right) confirms she will not run to replace Rishi Sunak.

Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership bid - as rival Suella Braverman says she will not run to replace Sunak

Priti Patel joins Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat (bottom right), James Cleverly (top right) and Robert Jenrick in the race for Tory leader.

Priti Patel launches Tory leadership bid as former home secretary says it's 'time to put unity before personal vendetta'

Mel Stride

'I have the vision and drive': Mel Stride becomes fourth to announce he will stand in Tory leadership contest

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves to warn of £20bn blackhole in public finances as she ‘prepares Britain for tax rises’

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Police rammed the cow

Police investigation into cow ramming incident is now a criminal matter as they visit 500 homes as part of probe

Then-veterans' minister Johnny Mercer arrives at Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting

Ex-minister Johnny Mercer will not face jail despite refusing to hand over whistleblower names to Afghan inquiry

James Heappey says the Conservatives should not drift to the right.

Suella Braverman is the 'Conservative equivalent' of Jeremy Corbyn, says James Heappey

Starmer said GB Energy would bring down energy bills

Keir Starmer claims new publicly owned energy company GB Energy will bring bills down within five years

Robert Jenrick

Robert Jenrick becomes third Tory MP to launch leadership bid

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Police rammed the cow

Police investigating cow ramming incident say they have visited 500 premises as probe continues five weeks on

Tom Tugendhat served as Security Minister in the last Tory Government

Tom Tugendhat ‘ready to leave ECHR’ if necessary as he becomes second Tory MP to launch leadership bid

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Seven Labour MPs were suspended

Rebel MP who was suspended by Labour over two-child benefit cap vote claims she was ‘bullied’ by party whips

Starmer and Sunak focused on agreements rather than differences in the Labour leader's first PMQs

Starmer and Sunak play nice in Labour leader's first Prime Minister's Questions

Keir Starmer on Wednesday

Starmer says crisis in public finances 'more severe than we first thought' in first PMQs since entering No10

The 'crazy' welfare system needs reform, former Labour health secretary warns the Government

‘Crazy’ welfare system needs reform, Labour adviser warns Government, as he says ‘force long-term sick into work’

Labour has seen off a potential rebellion on the two-child benefit cap

Keir Starmer suspends seven rebel Labour MPs who voted to get rid of two-child benefit cap

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Michael Marmot said the cap was 'almost a form of eugenics'

Two-child benefit cap amounts to eugenics, public health expert claims ahead of MPs' vote

It's time to scrap the two-child limit, says leader of the largest investigation of the cap's impact on families.

Forget politics, think families: It's time to scrap two-child limit