Mel Stride and Priti Patel given top shadow cabinet jobs Politics Mel Stride and Dame Priti Patel have been appointed as shadow Chancellor and shadow foreign secretary as new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch assembles her front-bench team. Both Stride and Patel ran against now-Conservative leader Badenoch in the race to replace Rishi Sunak following the July 4 election. Their appointments are the first to shadow the [...]
Tory leadership race: Mel Stride knocked out as MPs whittle candidates to four Politics Mel Stride has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race as Conservative MPs voted to whittle the remaining candidates down to four. The former work and pensions secretary received just 16 votes, the lowest number of votes, meaning he was eliminated from the process, while Robert Jenrick led the pack on 33 votes. Kemi [...]
Tory leadership contest: Priti Patel knocked out of race as Robert Jenrick leads field Politics Dame Priti Patel has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race to replace Rishi Sunak, as rival Robert Jenrick was revealed to be leading the field. The results of the first ballot of MPs were revealed this afternoon with the former immigration minister emerging as the favourite among Conservative MPs to lead the party. [...]
Tory leadership race: Who is standing to be leader of the Conservative Party? August 13, 2024 Following Labour’s election victory on July 4, Rishi Sunak announced he would be standing down as leader of the Conservative Party. So, the race is on to find out who the next leader of the opposition will be, chosen by Tory MPs and party members. We’ve rounded up all the contenders, who will be whittled [...]
Kemi Badenoch twice as popular as nearest rival to lead Conservatives July 11, 2024 Former business secretary Kemi Badenoch has twice as much support as her nearest rival to take over as Conservative leader, a poll has found.
Election 2024: Who could be in the running for Tory leadership post-July 4? July 3, 2024 We've taken a look at some of the key runners and riders who could put themselves forward to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader - if he loses.