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10:09 Robert Jenrick vows to ‘bring coalition together’ to prevent Tory-Reform fight

Shadow justice secretary says he wants parties to avoid competing against each other at next election, but sources deny pact

10:09 Badenoch under pressure to sack Jenrick over Reform coalition remarks – UK politics live

Shadow justice secretary told students ‘life becomes a lot harder’ if ‘the right is not united’, according to Sky

09:18 Robert Jenrick vows to strike Reform-Tory deal in leaked recording

The top Tory, who is believed to still harbour leadership ambitions, has suggested the Tories and Reform cannot split the right-wing vote at the election.

22/04 Robert Jenrick's 'victory' on campaign to reveal truth about migrant criminals

The top Tory has secured a win as the Home Office says it will finally publish migrant league tables of foreign criminals.

22/04 League table of foreign criminals awaiting deportation to be released

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered officials to publish data by the end of the year showing the nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.

22/04 Labour MP pushing for Pakistan airport blasted over bizarre new attack

Birmingham MP Tahir Ali has claimed right-wing opponents of his new campaign are being backed by shady foreign interests.

22/04 Kemi Badenoch takes savage swipe at Nigel Farage in explosive interview

The Tory leader secured the prime Today Programme interview slot this morning as she set out her case ahead of the local elections.

20/04 Islamist Inmates Exempt From Dog Sniffing Searches, Union Boss Claims

A UK prison officers' union claimed guards are not allowed to search Muslim prisoners with sniffer doggs at the prison where multiple officers were stabbed.

20/04 Tory blunder as 'secret papers on policy emailed to Labour'

Labour sources said they have been privy to policy discussions by Mrs Badenoch's inner circle because a Commons researcher for one of the party's MPs was cc-ed on an email chain.

17/04 Robert Jenrick is 7th sexiest man beating Boris and Nigel Farage in new poll

The top Tory believed to still covet the party's leadership has defeated a political rival in the new survey.

17/04 Jenrick creates WhatsApp group which sends Tory leadership rumours swirling

Robert Jenrick accidentally added hundreds of Westminster figures to a WhatsApp group on Thursday.

17/04 Sudanese, Afghan Migrants Most Likely to Arrested over Sex Crimes

Migrants from some countries in Africa and the Middle East are vastly overrepresented among alleged sex offenders in Britain.

16/04 Top Tory Robert Jenrick demands end to ‘anti-white racism’ in Britain

Shadow Justice Secretary and a senior colleague publish new video detailing extent of ‘state-sanctioned' racism

08/04 Minority groups have always faced two-tier justice in Britain | Letters

Letters: In response to the suspension of new sentencing rules, Cordella Bart-Stewart highlights the racial disparities that continue to dog the criminal justice system. Plus Francesca Cociani on the real-life consequences of the justice secretary’s culture war on sentencing

06/04 The Guardian view on sentencing guidelines: rightwing politicians must not call the tune | Editorial

Editorial: The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, should reject false, inflammatory rhetoric and focus on the real issues

03/04 Judges blast ruling over Pakistani man illegally in UK for 16 YEARS

The first-tier immigration tribunal has been blasted for ruling Pakistani national Muhammad Arshad should be allowed to remain in Britain on human rights grounds.

02/04 MPs’ attacks on judges a huge threat to the rule of law, says attorney general

Richard Hermer has responded to Robert Jenrick’s calls for a senior judge to be sacked over sentencing guidelines row

02/04 LETTS: Jenrick is like a Sidewinder missile chasing a Tiger Moth 

QUENTIN LETTS: Shabana Mahmood's Tory shadow, Robert Jenrick, has had her in all sorts of difficulties over the Sentencing Council's 'two-tier justice' gambit.

31/03 Sentencing Council 'drops two-tier justice sentencing plan'

The law body had been defying Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood after she demanded it halt new guidelines due to come into effect tomorrow.

30/03 Britain has a two-tier justice system, Robert Jenrick claims

Jamila Zadran, 32, was caught on film spitting at the constables during a clash between Israeli and Palestinian protesters on January 18 in central London .

30/03 Labour MP in rubbish ridden city requests new airport built in Kashmir

Tahir Ali, Labour MP for Birmingham which has been plagued with bin strikes and piled high with rubbish, has backed calls for a new airport to be built in Kashmir.

28/03 Sentencing Council for England and Wales rejects calls to review ‘two-tier’ justice rules

Justice secretary criticises response and threatens to change law over guidance to judges aimed at tackling bias

28/03 Illegal immigrants dodging deportation as 'hole blown' in UK border

Robert Jenrick argued that Sentencing Council guidelines could undermine border controls by making it harder for the Home Office to deport criminals.

14/03 Tories should have axed NHS England when in power, Robert Jenrick admits

Senior Conservative admits scrapping the quango was "probably" something his party should have done

14/03 Fury as Labour presses ahead with 'two-tier sentencing' in mask slip moment

The Government has blocked the Tories' Bill that would have overturned the sentencing council's anger-inducing decision.

14/03 The 'two-tier' justice scandal could cost taxpayers tens of millions

The Shadow Justice Secretary will on Friday demand MPs block the Sentencing Council's plans which are "vandalising the foundational principle of equality before the law".

13/03 The date ‘two tier’ sentencing could get worse as sentencing advice activated

The new guidance will include judges being urged to consider certain aspects of an individual

13/03 Jonathan Reynolds ‘corrects record’ for referring to himself as ex-solicitor

Business secretary said he made ‘inadvertent error’ by claiming he once worked in the legal profession during a 2014 Commons debate

12/03 Jonathan Reynolds finally apologises to Parliament over fabricated CV claim

Business Secretary has issued a correction to a claim he made in the House of Commons a decade ago.

11/03 Robert Jenrick tears into 'two-tier Keir' in fiery row over new sentencing rules

The Shadow Justice Secretary volunteered to 'do the Justice Secretary's job for her' in a fiery Commons showdown.

08/03 UK Government Ties Itself in Knots Over 'Two Tier Justice'

First it didn't exist, a dangerous conspiracy theory. Now it seems it may be the work of that government's leading lights in the first place.

06/03 Mahmood to review Sentencing Council’s powers amid ‘two-tier’ justice row

Lord chancellor announces move follows claims that new sentencing rules discriminate against white men

06/03 Robert Jenrick slams ‘ludicrous’ sentencing changes for ethnic minority crooks

A row has erupted over a change to sentencing guidelines which could see some groups less likely to be jailed

04/03 Jamaican jailed over UK shooting dodges deportation

The man claims if he is sent back to Jamaica it will harm his right to a private and family life.

21/02 Robert Jenrick fumes over grooming gang members on the run

Ibrar Hussain and brothers Imtiaz and Fayaz Ahmed, were convicted of raping a schoolgirl in her early teens during the 1990s.

21/02 Labour minister Jonathan Reynolds under investigation over solicitor CV claims

The Business Secretary is under a fresh investigation after he was accused of lying about a previous job as a solicitor.

20/02 Jenrick and Philp put UK judges’ ‘lives at risk’ with attacks on integrity, former extremism tsar says

Lord Walney: senior Tories ‘deeply wrong’ for suggesting judges are ideologically driven when enforcing the law

20/02 Legal watchdog urged to probe Jonathan Reynolds over solicitor claims

Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds has been taken to task by a legal watchdog for wrongly claiming to be a solicitor.

16/02 Charging man for burning Koran risks 'blasphemy law by the back door'

Robert Jenrick indicated the Metropolitan Police should be 'held to account' after bringing charges following an incident last week.

15/02 ‘We can’t change our leader again’: Tories despair at Badenoch’s poor PMQs performances

Allies want to give Conservative leader more time, but many insist her approach to Keir Starmer needs total overhaul

14/02 Tory members turn on Kemi Badenoch in favour of one surprise new leader in poll

A new survey of party members suggest they already have buyers remorse from last year's leadership contest.

13/02 Allowing asylum seeker to stay in UK after joining a terror group is 'sick joke'

A Nigerian woman, 49, failed eight times to secure asylum in Britain.

11/02 Fury as 'sick' Pakistani paedophile escapes deportation in one of 'worst case...

A lower tribunal judge ruled the pervert should not be deported because it would be "unduly harsh for the children to be without their father".

10/02 Attorney General earns at least £170k in taxpayer money in four years

Lord Hermer - hand-picked for the key Government role by Sir Keir Starmer - has come under fire for not disclosing any private earnings since his appointment in July.

05/02 Leftist British Government to Reportedly Form a 'Council on Islamophobia'

The Labour Party government in Britain is reportedly looking to create a "council on Islamophobia" and formalise a definition of the term.

29/01 Extremism report authors claimed The Thick of It makes you far-Right

The Home Office team behind a controversial extremism review had previously claimed enjoying classic British sitcoms and great works of literature were signs of far-Right activity.

28/01 Robert Jenrick slams leftie civil servants over latest anti-free speech drive

An official Home Office document has claimed that concerns over grooming gangs is merely a "right-wing extremist" talking point.

20/01 Tories call for a probe into Keir Starmer's Attorney General

Britain's top civil servant was last night urged to investigate the Attorney General's potential role in a string of controversial government decisions.

19/01 AG faces conflict of interest claims over Diego Garcia asylum seekers

Lord Hermer represented a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers in an unsuccessful action against the British government in 2023.

19/01 Failure to Record Ethnicity of Criminals Soars Among British Police Forces

British police forces have been accused of political correctness as the recording of criminal ethnicity fell to the lowest rate in 15 years.

17/01 Labour blasted over 'toothless' grooming probes

Yvette Cooper announced five local reviews into badly hit towns, as Labour backtracked after previously insisting that no new investigations were needed.

16/01 KemiKaze’s ‘relaunch’ speech reveals a Tory leader already out of ideas | John Crace

Kemi Badenoch says she’s sorry not sorry for the mess left by 14 years of the Tories, but offers no clue of how to dig us out of it

12/01 Labour must stop funding Pakistan amid blocking sex abusers claims

Robert Jenrick (left) has called for the financial aid to stop and for a visa ban to be implemented until the country cooperates with the deportation of citizens living in the UK such as Adil Khan (bottom right)

08/01 The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch: lacking substance, courage and judgment | Editorial

The Conservative leader is failing at the most essential task of opposition – looking fit to one day govern

08/01 Life and death on the Bibby Stockholm: ‘No one wanted to go inside – but we had no choice’

From the moment it was announced that asylum seekers would be accommodated on this hulking, prison-like barge, the scheme was steeped in controversy. As it leaves British waters, here is the inside story

07/01 Jenrick shape-shifts on air with reality-bending Today interview

Shadow justice secretary makes case for second child sexual abuse inquiry, despite ignoring the last one

07/01 Tory insiders fear Robert Jenrick is stoking division to fuel leadership ambitions

Shadow justice minister accused of xenophobia and ‘toxifying’ Conservative brand with immigration comments

07/01 Robert Jenrick warns of soaring threats of immigration from 'alien cultures'

Mr Jenrick warned "some" of the "millions of people" arriving in the UK have "medieval attitudes to women".

07/01 Lib Dems call for Kemi Badenoch to sack Robert Jenrick over ‘divisive comments’

Shadow justice minister backs up previous remarks on immigration by telling BBC ‘not all cultures are equal’

07/01 Jenrick hints at Tory crackdown on immigration from 'alien cultures'

Touring broadcast studios this morning, the shadow justice secretary insisted that government must be 'very careful about who is coming into this country'.

07/01 Jenrick claims some immigrants in UK have 'medieval attitudes to women'

The row over grooming gangs continues as MPs demand a national inquiry.

05/01 Thug on 'final chance' avoids prison again after pub glass attack

Michael Murray, 22, was three years ago given a last chance to change his ways after being part of a gang that savagely beat German exchange student Daniel Ezzedine in Canterbury, Kent.

05/01 Badenoch defends Jenrick’s remarks about ‘people from alien cultures’

Shadow justice secretary’s comments about British Pakistanis were condemned by former race adviser

24/12 UK told to tear up Assad’s wife’s passport to stop her sneaking into Britain

Reports circulating in the Turkish media suggest Asma al-Assad now wants to return to Britain for cancer treatment.

12/12 UK should refuse aid for countries that won't take back crims in jails

Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick said that foreign criminals should be deported to free up space in British jails, which are currently dangerous over-capacity.

11/12 Take back criminals or lose out on foreign aid and visa deals, countries told

The Shadow Justice Secretary said deporting 10,500 foreign national offenders is the "number one thing we can do to free-up prison capacity".

06/12 Rapist who preyed on children as young as 11 freed early

Banaras Hussain was a leading figure in the notorious Rotherham grooming gang which targeted children and teenagers over several years.

03/12 Foreign Criminals Reoffended 10,000+ Times After Release From UK Jails

Migrant criminals committed over 10,000 further crimes in a single year after being released from jail in Britain while evading deportation.

29/11 Vote on assisted dying summons ultra-rare Commons sight: intelligent debate

The emotion on display during five hours of heated discussion speaks to the complexity and importance of the bill itself

27/11 Fury at freedom for terrorist who radicalised Manchester bomber

Terrorist Abdalraouf Abdallah, the childhood friend of Abedi, was released from HMP Full Sutton in East Yorkshire on Tuesday when his sentence came to an end.

21/11 Fury at foreign farmers being handed £500m in overseas aid

EXCLUSIVE: Figures reveal the exact amount British taxpayers are paying to foreign farmers while our own producers get clobbered by Rachel Reeves.

15/11 Tory pair backed ‘rushed and misjudged’ asylum site purchase, watchdog says

Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on committee that supported paying £15m for asbestos-ridden former prison

06/11 Kemi Badenoch demands Starmer says SORRY to Trump

Kemi Badenoch slammed Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and other senior figures for their comments about the president elect in her debut at PMQs.

06/11 Kemi Badenoch takes on Keir Starmer in first PMQs as Tory leader

The new Tory leader will take on Keir Starmer for the first time in the Commons after signalling a more combative approach.

06/11 Kemi Badenoch tells her new Tory cabinet to 'take the fight to Labour'

She said it was time to 'get to work holding Labour to account' following a four-month leadership contest which has focused on the future direction of the Conservative Party .

05/11 Kemi gaslights UK with her shadow cabinet while having a laugh | John Crace

How else to explain Honest Bob Jenrick winding up as shadow justice secretary?

05/11 Senior Tories urge Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to settle differences

Leader names rival in shadow cabinet but announcement marred by leaks suggesting Jenrick wanted bigger job

05/11 Robert Jenrick tears into minister for ‘lack of transparency’ over Southport

The newly appointed Shadow Justice Secretary demanded answers about the Southport attacker.

05/11 Kemi Badenoch hold first meeting of her Tory top team TODAY

Kemi Badenoch has given Mel Stride the key Treasury brief and signalled a stunning comeback for Priti Patel - who will be covering foreign affairs.

04/11 Who has been appointed to Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

Mel Stride and Priti Patel take top jobs while defeated leadership rival Robert Jenrick also joins the new team

04/11 Badenoch plucks Patel, Jenrick and Stride from the Tories’ tiny gene pool of talent | John Crace

James Cleverly has the right idea – head down and sit tight until KemiKaze crashes and burns of her own accord

04/11 ‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election | Katy Balls

She says virtually nothing on policy, but this is no cautious ‘Ming vase’ strategy. Her appetite for chaos will make or break her, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

03/11 The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch: a right turn reveals a party still in denial | Editorial

Editorial: The new leader of the Conservatives has misdiagnosed the causes of July’s election rout. But Labour should not underestimate her combative skills

03/11 Kemi Badenoch says government shouldn't have been fined for partygate

Ms Badenoch wasted no time in sticking to her promise to be 'honest' about what went wrong in the party under her predecessors.

03/11 ‘She’s a star’: Henley-on-Thames gives warm welcome (mostly) to Kemi Badenoch

The true-blue constituency with a Lib Dem MP is split on whether the Tories’ new leader should take the party further to the right

02/11 Kemi Badenoch Wins Conservative Party Leadership Contest

Kemi Badenoch has been selected as the next leader of the Conservatives after beating out former minister Robert Jenrick on Saturday.

02/11 Who is new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's husband Hamish?

Kemi Badenoch was embraced by her husband Hamish as she won the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party - beating Robert Jenrick in a vote among Tory members.

02/11 From a childhood in Nigeria to Tory leader: the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch

The woman who now leads the Conservative party was born in London, but growing up in west Africa shaped the politician she would become

02/11 Robert Jenrick's wife rolls eyes as Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership

The high-flying corporate lawyer began applauding Ms Badenoch's win alongside her husband before trying to give up after a few seconds.

02/11 Kemi Badenoch crowned new Tory leader after beating rival Robert Jenrick

The contest began after the general election when the Conservative party was trounced at the polls.

02/11 Kemi Badenoch wins the Tory crown after defeating Robert Jenrick

Kemi Badenoch emerged victorious as the result of a ballot of party members was announced in central London .

02/11 Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election

Conservative party announces Badenoch has beaten rival Robert Jenrick in ballot of party members

02/11 Kemi Badenoch becomes new Conservative Party leader

It follows a four-month race to replace Rishi Sunak.

02/11 Tory leadership LIVE: Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick?

Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick to be crowned new Conservative leader today. Follow MailOnline's live blog for the latest updates.

02/11 Who is in the Tory leadership race and when will the winner be announced?

There are just two candidates remaining.

02/11 Tory leadership election live: Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick await final results

New Conservative party leader will be announced shortly – but James Cleverly says he won’t serve in either’s shadow cabinet

02/11 The new Tory leader will be named at 11am TODAY

The outcome of the ballot of Tory members will be announced in central London at 11am, bring the bitter contest to a conclusion after nearly four months.

02/11 Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick lie in wait as Starmer suffers devastating blow

A poll found that more people would currently vote Conservative than Labour after Rachel Reeves' Budget this week.

01/11 The culture warrior and the populist: Badenoch and Jenrick in profile

The background, policies and controversies of the two candidates hoping to lead the Conservative party

01/11 Kemi Badenoch is taking Starmer’s ‘say nothing’ approach – and it will come back to bite her if she wins | Henry Hill

Sticking to broad platitudes and waiting for your opponent to fail is the wrong approach for a new-look Tory party, says ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill

01/11 It’s Trump’s playbook in the UK. Jenrick mining the Southport atrocity for votes shows he has learned it well | Joe Mulhall

The Tory candidate seems happy to stoke far-right conspiracies for cynical political gain, happy to follow a terrible example, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate

01/11 Ann Widdecombe accuses Badenoch of clever tactic in race against Jenrick

Ann Widdecombe says Kemi Badenoch doesn't want to put her 'edge' over Robert Jenrick at risk.

31/10 The Guardian view on Brexit and the Tory leadership: a cycle of radicalisation | Editorial

Editorial: The party has gone too far down the path of Eurosceptic delusion to have a rational debate about its legacy

31/10 Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party | Gaby Hinsliff

In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

31/10 Robert Jenrick criticised over use of government cars during driving ban

Exclusive: FoI request for four-week period in 2023 shows 55% rise in taxpayer-funded trips taken by Tory former minister

30/10 Southport attack: PM warns Badenoch and Jenrick against undermining police

Keir Starmer’s appeal at PMQs follows Tory leadership candidates questioning police handling of investigation

30/10 No, Robert Jenrick, former colonies do not owe a ‘debt of gratitude’ for Britain’s legacy of brutality and exploitation | Kenneth Mohammed

As a historian, the UK conservative party leadership candidate should know that the only debt owed is one of accountability and reparation

29/10 Rachel Reeves to unveil £35BILLION tax bomb in Labour's first budget

In one of the most consequential Budgets for years, the Chancellor will set Britain on a course of high tax, high spending and high borrowing in a gamble designed to kickstart growth.

29/10 The law of averages has let everyone down in Tory leadership race | John Crace

Badenoch and Jenrick appeal to worst instincts of Tory members, though few seem to care about what is clearly a temporary appointment

29/10 'Robert Jenrick has shown he's a man of integrity — let him lead Tory Party'

Robert Jenrick will lead the Conservative Party to practical answers based upon clearly defined principles.

29/10 'Kemi Badenoch will be bold and fearless leader the Conservative Party needs'

Kemi Badenoch is the principled choice that the Tories need to oppose Keir Starmer's Labour Government.

29/10 Former British colonies owe ‘debt of gratitude’, says Robert Jenrick

Tory leadership candidate wades into reparations debate, arguing empire brought democratic institutions

27/10 Robert Jenrick blasts Kemi Badenoch for spouting 'garbage' in vicious leaders...

The Tory leadership contest descended into acrimony amid bitter clash

27/10 Keir Starmer accused of 'double lie' as Rachel Reeves 'to unleash tax rises'

Sir Keir has vehemently rejected suggestions that he is "plotting a war on middle Britain".

27/10 Vote on whether Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick should be the next Tory leader

The race for the next Conservative leader is entering its final throws. So who do you think should take the reins? Vote and join the debate here.

27/10 MPs and peers call for public inquiry into assisted dying

It follows warnings that inadequate palliative care services could make people feel they have 'a duty' to end their life under the assisted dying Bill.

26/10 Jenrick fights for forces families to be spared VAT

There are fears personnel will quit the forces if they cannot afford boarding school fees for their children

25/10 Channel migrant crisis hits new milestone as fury over German 'failures' mount

Around 300 are understood to have arrived in the UK on Friday.

25/10 Jenrick calls for statues for Navy heroes who died trying end slave trade

Some countries are demanding payments totalling £18trillion as they call on the UK to compensate them for its role in the slave trade.

25/10 Robert Jenrick vows to put Nigel Farage into 'retirement'

Mr Jenrick insists Nigel Farage wants Kemi Badencoch to win the Conservative leadership race.

25/10 Britain's shoplifting shame: Stores suffering two thefts every minute

A staggering 469,788 offences were logged in the year to June 2024, which is up 29 per cent on the 365,173 recorded in the previous 12 months.

25/10 Robert Jenrick facing wipeout defeat as shock poll puts Kemi 24 points ahead

A new leadership poll by the respected Conservative Home website has revealed a crucial fact ahead of the voting deadline.

24/10 Keir Starmer blasted for 'losing the plot' in bonkers slavery reparations row

Robert Jenrick has piled in on the row after a Whitehall source suggested the PM could sign up to a pro-reparations communique.

24/10 Fury at Labour MP Kim Johnson's Chris Kaba 'racist gang tropes' claim

Kim Johnson sent her condolences to the 24-year-old's family and friends in the House of Commons yesterday after he was shot dead in Streatham, South London , on September 5, 2022.

24/10 Kemi Badenoch ‘refused to move’ Tory leadership contest to allow winner budget response

Former business secretary says Sunak and Hunt better placed to respond to Rachel Reeves’ economic policies

23/10 'Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch need to talk more about actual policy'

Both the remaining Tory Leadership 2024 candidates need to hone their message and focus on a key part of politics.

23/10 Britain suffered 14 years of Tory small-state delusion. Labour’s budget will turn the page on that | Rafael Behr

While the Tories harp on about the ECHR or the ‘woke bureaucracy’, Rachel Reeves will get serious about public investment, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

22/10 Tories feign innocence as Labour give more prisoners early release | John Crace

Tough-on-crime brigade look scarce as convicts win a break from crumbling prison system

22/10 Robert Jenrick hits out at charity for rejecting Chris Kaba murder trial verdict

The Tory leadership hopeful branded the think tank a "dangerous organisation that is pouring poison into our communities".

22/10 Suella Braverman says Tories can win next election after Labour’s 'collapse'

The Former Home Secretary emerged this morning to endorse a Tory leadership candidate as she made a bold prediction about the next election.

22/10 Robert Jenrick's terse 15-word slap down to Michael Gove backing rival Badenoch

The leadership underdog has denied looking too much like a "Tory boy" after criticism from Michael Gove.

22/10 Battered but bizarrely upbeat: why even utter defeat hasn’t shaken the Tory party’s confidence | Andy Beckett

The Conservatives believe that they uniquely represent British values – so what need is there to admit the UK is changing? says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

22/10 Met Police boss warns crushing 'good officers' makes streets less safe

Mark Rowley said the 'system holding police to account is broken' after officer Martyn Blake was put on trial for murder because he shot Chris Kaba to save other officers from being run over.

21/10 Honest Bob Jenrick won’t sleep until everyone sees he’s the maddest person in the room | John Crace

The Tory leadership hopeful believes that if he shouts the same things a bit louder, everyone will eventually come round to his way of thinking

20/10 Lord Soames backs Kemi Badenoch to fix Conservative party

The Shadow Housing Secretary is described as 'formidable' by Lord Soames and the person who can 'not only unite the party but reinvigorate us'.

20/10 Robert Jenrick demands whole life sentences for grooming gang leaders

Robert Jenrick said 'disgusting predators' found guilty of sexually exploiting and raping children should never be released from prison.

20/10 Robert Jenrick calls for grooming gang crackdown with mandatory life sentences

Tory leadership candidate unveils plan for tougher approach to grooming gangs.

20/10 Nigel Farage sets his sights on Rishi Sunak's seat after rumours he'll quit

A Reform UK party source also suggested that there are 'two former Tory MPs and one current Tory MP ready to defect'.

20/10 What the Dickens is Robert Jenrick trying to tell us? | David Mitchell

The Tory leadership contender’s assertion that the last book he read was A Tale of Two Cities is open to several interpretations

20/10 Kemi Badenoch slaps down Tory MP Chris Chope over parenting jibe

Ms Badenoch said dads need to step up more after her ability to be leader of the opposition while raising three children was questioned by Sir Christopher Chope.

20/10 Kemi has to win if Labour are to be held to account

Ordinarily, choosing Kemi Badenoch as the leader of the Conservatives would be a risk. But when the alternative is Robert Jenrick, the party has little choice.

20/10 Nigel Farage lining up 'high profile' candidate for Sunak's seat

Sources told The Mail on Sunday that the Reform UK leader had received 'intelligence' that both Mr Sunak, and his former deputy Sir Oliver Dowden are planning to step down next month.

19/10 Keir Starmer ‘personally responsible’ if pensioners freeze to death, says Robert

Robert Jenrick says Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves knew that cutting winter fuel payments for millions of retirees would lead to deaths

19/10 Robert Jenrick demands that foreign aid budget is cut and given to Armed Forces

The Labour leadership contender wants to ramp up defence spending

19/10 Robert Jenrick slams Kemi Badenoch for 'disrespect' by shunning debates

Each accuses the other of 'disrespect' as the Tory leadership race nears final days

19/10 ‘Abrasive’ Kemi Badenoch urged to play nice to secure Conservative leadership

Supporters offer advice to get the favourite over the line, gambling she can unite the party and restore Tory fortunes

18/10 Who is backing Badenoch’s and Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaigns?

The candidates say they have cross-party support, despite being seen as part of the same populist right wing

18/10 Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick urged to set out plans for environment

A Tory environmental group has written to the Conservative leadership hopefuls.

18/10 Robert Jenrick hits out at Keir Starmer after latest small boats Channel tragedy

The Tory leadership contestant accused the Prime Minister of "playing politics" over the small boats crisis.

18/10 It was Badenoch v Jenrick on GB News. And if that all sounds bad, watching it was worse | Marina Hyde

Each had an hour to show why they are the future – until the next Tory debacle means another contest. They barely managed that, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

18/10 KemiKaze and Honest Bob are let loose on GB News where they can’t do any harm | John Crace

Badenoch fared slightly better in the TV special for the two Tory leadership candidates than Jenrick, who is the party’s very own hollow man

17/10 Tory debate takeaways: a clash of styles, a tame format and a win for Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick took questions from Conservative party members on Thursday night

17/10 Badenoch and Jenrick spar over visions for future of Tory party in TV debate

Jenrick pledges to ‘end the drama’, while Badenoch calls his plan to exit ECHR ‘a distraction from bigger worries’

17/10 Robert Jenrick warns Tories must win back Reform UK voters

The Conservative leadership hopeful used a TV debate to highlight immigration as the key issue behind the party's devastating general election loss.

17/10 Fury as Tory MP claims Kemi Badenoch too ‘preoccupied with her children’

Veteran backbencher Sir Christopher Chope sparks outrage with comments about the leadership contender.

17/10 GB News debate live - Badenoch and Jenrick face grilling in Tory leader showdown

Follow our live blog for the latest updates on GB News's Tory leadership debate with Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.

17/10 Tory MP says Badenoch too ‘preoccupied with her children’ to lead party

Christopher Chope’s comments draw widespread condemnation, with Stella Creasy saying ‘dinosaurs walk amongst us’

17/10 Half of Tory councillors doubt Jenrick or Badenoch can win next election

Poll finds 15% not planning to vote in leadership contest – far more than in Truss v Sunak contest in 2022

17/10 Tories would do better with Jenrick as leader than Badenoch, poll suggests ahead of leadership hustings – UK politics live

Conservative leader candidates will take part in GB News hustings at 7pm

17/10 Keir Starmer will lose majority if one Tory leadership candidate wins

It is the first poll to examine the impact of the Conservative leadership candidates on a Parliamentary General Election.

17/10 Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick will live debate for next Tory leader role

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick will be questioned by Conservative Party members in a two-hour live show.

17/10 GB News debate: How to watch Tory leadership clash and what time it starts

How to watch the first televised Tory leadership event with Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.

16/10 Robert Jenrick unveils plan to cut 2p from income tax - as he takes aim at Truss

Robert Jenrick blasted Liz Truss' mini budget as he pledged to returning the Tories to 'sound money'.

16/10 Kemi Badenoch issues eight-word warning to Robert Jenrick

The Tory leadership race is well and truly hotting up with Mrs Badenoch warning that the "Conservative party will cease to exist if they choose the wrong leader".

16/10 Badenoch: Making Robert Jenrick Tory leader would be 'end' of party

In a broadside at her rival Robert Jenrick she said the defeated party has 'one chance' to select the right leader.

15/10 KemiKaze lies low, letting Honest Bob talk himself into losing Tory leadership race | John Crace

Robert Jenrick’s ‘slightly clearer vision’ for the Conservatives is not wowing anyone while Kemi Badenoch is being kept out of sight to stop her upsetting anyone else

15/10 'I'm a Tory and one promise is the key difference between Jenrick and Badenoch'

Express reporter and Tory councillor Mieka Smiles has given her backing to one of the Tory leadership candidates.

14/10 Pollster John Curtice gives gloomy verdict on Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick

Leading polling expert suggests Conservative leadership candidates will not unite the Right.

14/10 Badenoch accused of ‘stigmatising’ autism and mental health issues in comments over support – UK politics live

The Conservative party leadership contender came under fire from a former cabinet colleagues over her comments in a foreword to an essay

13/10 Robert Jenrick announces major job for Jacob Rees-Mogg if he wins

Mr Jenrick set out disagreements with Mr Johnson - while the former Prime Minister praised his housing policy.

13/10 Tory switchers warm to ‘no-nonsense’ Badenoch over Jenrick’s ‘more of the same’

A focus group showed signs the leadership race is cutting through, and one candidate seems to have a rare quality

13/10 The Tory leadership farce is no laughing matter – its outcome will pollute British politics | John Harris

Labour has to stand up to toxic Tory posturing, or it will be pulled in the same direction as Jenrick and Badenoch, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

13/10 Kemi Badenoch is no cartoon villain. Labour underestimates her at its peril | Sonia Sodha

The favourite to win the leadership contest should give the left pause for thought on diversity

12/10 James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes

Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race

12/10 Robert Jenrick issues blistering takedown of Labour's 'biggest betrayal'

Taxes are expected to rise in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget on October 30

12/10 Robert Jenrick's 'anti-Brexit' stance exposed as he rounds on Tory leadership

Mr Jenrick, is now seen as the most right-wing candidate left for the role of Tory leader, but his new "hard-line" stance appears to be at odds with his earlier Remainer views, according to critics.

12/10 Robert Jenrick vows to 'kick 1m illegal migrants out' in hardline Tory pledge

Seen as now being on the right of the party, he has also pledged to bring back the ill-fated Rwanda scheme. to process asylum seekers in the African country, which was intermediately scrapped by Labour once it got into power in July.

11/10 Jenrick denies he would drop hard-right policies if he became Tory leader

Conservative MP says his tack to the right has rattled Nigel Farage and confirms he would like the UK to exit the ECHR

11/10 Jenrick regrets ordering child migrant centre murals be destroyed

The Conservative leadership contender made the widely criticised order when he was immigration minister in the last government.

11/10 Robert Jenrick accuses Emmanuel Macron of wanting to 'punish' UK over Brexit

It comes after a leaked note revealed Jenrick, in his previous role as immigration minister, suggested a controversial "swap" deal with France he insists would have de-incentivised Channel crossings.

11/10 Tory wets threaten to bin ballot papers after James Cleverly's shock exit

An MP backer of James Cleverly said a dozen members had told him they intend to throw away their ballot papers.

11/10 Robert Jenrick makes pitch to Tory centre with Cleverly frontbench offer

Conservative leadership candidate says he would be ‘delighted’ for eliminated rival to join his shadow cabinet

11/10 Tories would have to support ECHR withdrawal ‘to serve in my shadow cabinet’, says Jenrick – UK politics live

Conservative leadership hopeful’s plan could lead to many senior Tories refusing to serve on the frontbench

10/10 Boris Johnson 'lurking in shadows' as Tories fear another leadership contest

The elimination of James Cleverly from the Conservative leadership contest has left MPs worried that the Tory party has not learned from its mistakes.

10/10 ‘It’s great to be here’: watching the Tories turning farce into annihilation | John Crace

After Tory MPs send their vaguely normal candidate packing, all the rest of us can do is applaud them for their comic timing

10/10 Jacob Rees-Mogg says who he is backing to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader

The former Business Secretary has endorsed a candidate in the race to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Tory party.

10/10 Centrist Conservative group refuses to back Badenoch or Jenrick

Tory Reform Group declines to endorse either leadership candidate amid fears lurch to the right could split party

10/10 James Cleverly's leadership exit and the Tory Party's abject stupidity

Now we're left with one Tory Leadership candidate who strikes me as seriously weird.

10/10 Tories rewrite party rules to make it more difficult for MPs to axe new leader

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are the contenders in the race to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as the Conservative Party leader next month.

10/10 Robert Jenrick launches new attacks on Kemi Badenoch - but it risks Tory split

Mr Jenrick was first out of the gates today as he launched his pitch for Tory members - but there could be stormy waters ahead in parliament.

10/10 'Nigel Farage's best opportunity yet could be provided by Tory leadership race'

James Cleverly winning the race would have been an open goal for Nigel Farage, but he still has reasons to be cheerful.

10/10 Minister strongly rejects claim from business lobby ‘chaotic’ workers bill will cost jobs – UK politics live

Labour promised employment rights bill within first 100 days in office

10/10 Robert Jenrick says he has ‘Nigel Farage rattled’ in pitch to Tory members

The Tory leadership finalist has said that only he has a plan to win back Reform UK voters.

09/10 Nigel Farage gives verdict on Tory leadership race after shock result

The Reform UK leader was pressed on if he was worried about the two right-wing contestants.

09/10 Alastair Campbell's verdict after James Cleverly's elimination

The co-host of 'The Rest is Politics' podcast was delighted at James Cleverly's elimination from the race, which left Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to battle it out for the leadership.

09/10 The Guardian view on the Conservative leadership contest: normality is not on the ballot | Editorial

Editorial: The Conservative membership now faces a choice between two subtly different versions of the same failed ideology

09/10 The new Tory leader will be Badenoch or Jenrick. Either would be a one-way ticket to another political planet | Martin Kettle

MPs spurned the chance to renew their party. Their chosen path is further right, a blow for all who want an effective opposition, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

09/10 The Tory leadership contest continues to deliver – for Labour | John Crace

James Cleverly had been the one Tory talking a small amount of sense, so of course he lost to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick

09/10 Cock-up, rather than conspiracy, the likely cause of Cleverly’s surprise exit

Law of unintended consequences more likely to have played key role in Tory leadership election

09/10 I was in the room for the Tory leadership elimination - everyone said same thing

This Tory leadership race has proved an absolute roller coaster - but I'm not sure many people are enjoying it.

09/10 James Cleverly breaks silence on his shock elimination in Tory leadership race

The former home secretary was knocked out in today's ballot of Conservative MPs in an astonishing turn of events.

09/10 Last minute surge in support puts Kemi Badenoch on Tory leadership ballot paper

Claims of dirty tricks flew around Westminster after the shock result.

09/10 Jenrick and Badenoch will go head-to-head for for Tory leadership

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will battle it out to become the next Tory leader after frontrunner James Cleverly was sensationally knocked out of the election by MPs.

09/10 Tory MPs to choose final two leadership candidates for members’ ballot – UK politics live

Robert Jenrick, the bookmakers’ favourite prior to the Tory conference, has implied he is victim of ‘horse trading’

09/10 Farage says Tory 'establishment' will try anything to stop one hopeful winning

Two candidates will remain by the end of today in the race to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Tory party.

08/10 Kemi Badenoch is the one to watch in nail-bitingly close Tory leadership race

The candidate has a far greater measure of a key political quality than her rivals James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick.

08/10 Deported Albanian Criminal Sneaks Back into UK: Wins Right to stay

An Albanian burglar who snuck back into the UK after being deported has won his case to remain after he successfully lodged a legal challenge.

08/10 Robert Jenrick boost as 25 ex-Tory MPs say he can beat Labour

EXCLUSIVE - The frontrunner Tory leadership candidate has received a boost just hours before today's elimination vote.

06/10 Tory leadership poll shock as Robert Jenrick set to be beaten by rival

The former Home Secretary's bid to become the next Conservative Party leader has received a huge boost.

06/10 Migrant Imprisonment Rate over a Quarter Higher Than for British Citizens

The migrant imprisonment rate is 27 per cent higher than for British citizens, according to an analysis of data from the government.

06/10 Whoever becomes the next Tory leader shouldn’t assume they’ll be safe in the job | Andrew Rawnsley

If there’s a star among the four candidates, who this week will be winnowed down to two, they are keeping it well disguised

06/10 Confused and conflicted: Tory party’s future hangs in the balance after divided conference

The four leadership candidates strutted around Birmingham last week like celebrities, but members seem unimpressed – and MPs think whoever wins might not even last until the next election. How do the Conservatives move forward?

05/10 Assisted dying supporters court Tories to bolster cross-party appeal

After all four would-be leaders spoke against law change, both sides seek to sway waverers

05/10 ‘They have him by the balls’: senior Tories warn Robert Jenrick will be at mercy of ‘Braverman right’ as leader

Party figures say frontrunner will be brought down by the right if he tries to move to more moderate ground

04/10 Jenrick calls for worst performing NHS managers to be sacked in brutal crackdown

The Tory leadership candidate, setting out his plan for NHS reform, admitted his party didn't "manage the big structural" changes required during their time in Government.

03/10 Fibs and failures in the Tory party and beyond | Letters

Letters: Jeremy Cushing on the lies that politicians are forced to tell, David Diprose on a catalogue of failure in British political leadership, plus letters on Kemi Badenoch and Liz Truss

03/10 'I'm an ex-soldier - Jenrick's Army claims should end his Tory leadership hopes'

Robert Jenrick's baseless claims that British soldiers are killing rather than capturing terrorists because of the ECHR should end his leadership hopes, according to a former soldier.

03/10 ‘The night of the living dead’: denial-fuelled Tory conference ends without direction

Delusion and short-term relief brought a strange buzz to Birmingham, with the leadership race still wide open

03/10 Nigel Farage accuses 'charisma-free' Robert Jenrick of copying him

Tory leadership hopefuls this week made their pitch to the Tory faithful at the party's conference in Birmingham.

02/10 After the ‘Tory idol’ speeches, who most looks like a leader in waiting? Our panel passes judgment

All four have generated media headlines, but the winner will be whoever most impresses party members, at conference and at home

02/10 The Tories’ Fearless Four battle to the end. Alas, that’s just the beginning | John Crace

By the end of the candidates’ conference speeches, the audience was screaming to be let out. Even before the national anthem

02/10 Bad jokes, war stories and rehashed rhetoric: key takeaways from the Tory leadership speeches

The four Conservative candidates set out their visions for the party after its worst-ever general election defeat

02/10 Why official register of MPs’ financial interests is now a must-read

Revelations about gifts of clothes and tickets to sporting events have put MPs’ declarations in the spotlight

02/10 Cleverly’s leadership bid gathers pace as he calls on Tories to be ‘more normal’

Former home secretary seeks to capitalise on tumultuous few days for his rivals in Conservative conference speech

02/10 What just happened at Tory conference has upended this contest

The Tory leadership race has been blown wide open after today's speeches by the four contenders.

02/10 Cleverly urges Tories: Give 'mixed-race boy from Lewisham' shot at PM

The former home secretary opened up about his childhood and his wife Susie's battle with breast cancer as he addressed the Conservative faithful in Birmingham.

02/10 Bizarre scenes as popstar Peter Andre leads Tory conference singalong

The Mysterious Girl singer, 51, was the star turn at a party organised by TikTok and UK Music to celebrate the British industry.

02/10 Tory leadership candidates in key face-off at party conference – UK politics live

Jenrick, Badenoch, Cleverly and Tugendhat to all get 20 minutes to pitch their vision to members

02/10 Badenoch, Cleverly, Jenrick, Tugendhat: four ways for the Tories to reach the same wilderness | Rafael Behr

Each behaves as if they are vying to be PM when the reality is years in opposition, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

02/10 James Cleverly warns Conservatives need to stop being 'grumpy party'

James Cleverly (pictured) will urge the party to 'sell Conservatism with a smile' as he takes on Kemi Badenoch , Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat for the Tory crown.

01/10 Tory gasps as Robert Jenrick reveals daughter’s middle name is Thatcher

Leadership candidate tells party conference he thought it was a good way to remind daughter of a great PM

01/10 Tory leadership hopefuls urge party chiefs to speed up contest

Both Robert Jenrick and James Cleverly said they would support the process finishing before the crucial fiscal package on October 30.

01/10 How Canada’s Right came back from the ashes to crush Trudeau

Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre is trouncing the governing Liberals in polls – and gaining admiration from conservatives abroad

01/10 Tory civil war explodes as Tom Tugendhat savages Robert Jenrick's armed force...

The former immigration minister said military chiefs said the European Convention on Human Rights is forcing them to "make decisions which they might not ordinarily make".

01/10 Kemi Badenoch's lead slashed in Tory leadership race by surprise rival

A new poll shows Robert Jenrick is closing gap on Kemi Badenoch in Conservative leadership race.

01/10 Tory members reveal who they are backing in leadership race

The Daily Express asked Tory conference-goers who they are supporting in the leadership contest.

01/10 Tugendhat condemns Tory rival over claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’

Party leadership contender says Robert Jenrick’s remarks show ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of law of war

01/10 Tory leadership rivals turn on Jenrick over claims SAS ‘killing, not capturing, terrorists’ – UK politics live

Tugendhat and Cleverly echo criticisms from Labour and the military as the Tory conference gears up for another day

01/10 Tory party conference LIVE: 'Outsider' within touching distance of Kemi Badenoch

The attention will focus on Robert Jenrick and James Cleverly at today's Tory Party conference in Birmingham.

01/10 Tory leader poll shows Kemi Badenoch's advantage narrowing

A survey of Tory activists by YouGov suggests Kemi Badenoch would win in a run-off against rival Robert Jenrick - but the gap has closed dramatically.

30/09 QUENTIN LETTS: Conservative conference was surprisingly upbeat

QUENTIN LETTS: For day two of conference the place was surprisingly full and the mood weirdly upbeat for a party just given a pasting in the general election.

30/09 Jenrick faces scrutiny over claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’

The Tory leadership candidate made the claim in a campaign video calling for the UK to leave the European convention on human rights

30/09 Kemi Badenoch praises Israel's 'amazing' pager attack on Hezbollah

Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference the leadership candidate told members that Islamist terrorism 'should never, ever be appeased'.

30/09 Robert Jenrick faces questions over funding as donor comes forward

Tory leadership contender received donations totalling £75,000 from firm that was loaned money via a tax haven

30/09 Nigel Farage Declares Conservative Party Brand is 'Completely Broken'

Nigel Farage pronounced that the Tory brand is "completely broken" as the party leadership contest goes into full swing this week.

30/09 Why did Kemi Badenoch attack maternity pay? Ask the Tory members … | Zoe Williams

The Conservative leadership candidates are courting a selectorate who value narcissism and psychopathy. The competition is on to be the most outrageous, writes Zoe Williams

30/09 As rumours grow of a stop Badenoch campaign, Tories cannot risk a stitch-up

Whispers at party conference suggest a surprise candidate could join Robert Jenrick in leadership race’s final two

30/09 Tory MP reveals the one thing that could stop the Tories from being re-elected

This week is the Conservative Party Conference and a member of the party has revealed what poses the biggest threat to success at the next general election.

30/09 'Churchill is rolling in his grave!' Robert Jenrick tears into the ECHR

The Tory leadership frontrunner tore into the ECHR as he argued it is allowing foreign criminals to walk the streets at taxpayers' expense.

30/09 Nigel Farage beats Tory candidates in new poll on who would make good PM

The arch-Brexiteer beats the Tory leadership hopefuls in a survey on who would be best in 10 Downing Street.