Who’s supporting whom: David Jeffery’s calculations. 1) Ministers and backbenchers
From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.
Conservative leadership election. Candidates’ polices – full list
Each week, we’ll be summarising the announcements made by those vying to succeed May as Prime Minister.
“I ran as the candidate of the future”. Hancock withdraws from the leadership race.
“I will look for the best way to advance the values we fought for…underpinned by an optimistic belief in the value of each individual person.”
Conservative leadership election result, Parliamentary stage, first round. Johnson wins over 100 votes and tops the poll.
Hunt is second on 43 votes, Gove third on 37, Raab fourth on 27, and Javid fifth on 23. Harper, Leadsom and McVey are out.
Opposition Day Brexit motion. The ten Tory MPs who voted with Labour. The eight Labour MPs who voted with the Tories.
The Government won by 11 votes, 298 to 309, in a setback for Letwin – though the result doesn’t guarantee No Deal any more than a vote the other way would barred it.
Liz Truss: “Now is the moment for a Prime Minister with energy and optimism to lead this country.” Her speech today: full text.
Cut taxes, boost education spending, reduce waste, expand towns, set up freeports – and leave the EU by October 31st.
“Conservatives have a proud record of promoting gender equality… we call on you to explain how you will build on this record”
The Conservative Women in Parliament Group’s letter to all the candidates in the leadership election.
Today’s Tory leadership election hustings schedule
We also have the result from yesterday evening’s ’92 Group hustings – in which Johnson scooped almost half the vote.
The ten candidates who will contest the Conservative Party’s leadership election
So no more dropouts after Sam Gyimah’s departure earlier this afternoon. The first ballot will be held on Thursday.
Gyimah withdraws: “Having entered the race at such a late stage, there has not been enough time to build sufficient support”
The second referendum supporter appears to be the latest person culled by the 1922 Committee’s higher nomination threshold.
Confirmed: May’s resignation as Conservative Party leader
She is now the Acting Leader until the name of her successor is announced when the Conservative leadership election has concluded.
Conservative leadership election. Candidates’ polices – full list
Each week, we’ll be summarising the announcements made by those vying to succeed May as Prime Minister.
Labour cling on in Peterborough
A Brexit Party win would have boosted Johnson’s campaign. This victory for Corbyn’s party may also do – though perhaps not quite to the same degree.
“A credible plan to deliver Brexit must be grounded in reality.” Hancock’s foreign policy speech. Full text.
The Health Secretary tells Policy Exchange: “We should beat Huawei with a British champion of our own. A champion that can become a global leader.”
The timetable for the Parliamentary stage of the Conservative leadership election
Nominations close, 17.00, Monday June 10th. First ballot on Thursday 13th June, from 10am to 12pm.