Penny Mordaunt moves first in race to replace Liz Truss
The Commons leader becomes the first Tory MP to declare her candidacy for the party leadership....
Penny Mordaunt: Brexiteer who is popular with the grassroots
A profile of the Commons Leader, the first person to declare she is standing for the Tory leadership....
Labour MP broke sexual misconduct rules – watchdog
Labour MP Christian Matheson should be suspended from Commons for four weeks for “serious sexual misconduct” – parliamentary watchdog...
Liz Truss resigns: Race kicks off to find her successor within a week
Candidates have yet to declare, but Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove rule themselves out....
New leader within a week, says Liz Truss as she resigns
The prime minister quits after a Tory revolt, triggering a week-long contest to elect a successor....
Tory leadership: Hopefuls face high bar to enter contest to be PM
Conservative Party bosses raise the threshold for MPs entering the contest to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister....
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister and Tory leader
The PM had faced growing calls from Tory MPs to stand down, and quits after just 45 days in the job....
We need a general election now, says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer says the Conservatives have hit “a new chaotic low” as turmoil engulfs Liz Truss’s government....
Liz Truss has 12 hours to turn things around – Tory MP
More Tory MPs break ranks to call for the PM to go, as she seeks to reassert her authority....
Suella Braverman quits and vote chaos add to turmoil for the PM
A resignation of her senior minister and anger over fracking place even more pressure on the PM....