Scott Challinor

The Tory leadership contest’s first round of voting will begin on Wednesday, with the eight candidates who have made the ballot needing to secure a minimum of 30 votes to proceed to the next round.

The UK government has asked Supreme Court judges to throw out the Scottish government’s request for a ruling on whether or not it has the power to legally hold a second referendum on Scottish independence without Westminster’s consent.

The timetable for the Conservative leadership contest has been confirmed, with Boris Johnson’s successor to be announced on September 5, 2022.

In a speech setting out the Labour vision for government, party leader Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Conservative leadership contenders, accusing them of “nauseating” hypocrisy around their plans for the economy.

11 Conservative MPs have now entered the running to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister of the United Kingdom.

The Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR] has warned that UK debt is on an “unsustainable path”, with rising inflationary pressures and an ageing population leaving the country at risk of recession.

Tory MPs are beginning to declare their intention to stand in the party’s leadership contest following Boris Johnson’s resignation on Thursday, while some senior ministers and ex-ministers have already ruled themselves out.

Tributes are being paid to former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who has died in hospital at the age of 67 after being shot during a political campaign speech in the city of Nara.

Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative leader after more ministers withdrew their support for him, it has been reported.

From the start of this month (July 1, 2022), Integrated Care Systems [ICS] have come into effect and are set to change the way health and care services are planned, paid for and delivered across England.

Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson has continued to resist calls to resign and vowed to “keep going” and deliver on the “colossal mandate” he was given by the British people at the 2019 general election.

Prime minister Boris Johnson has signalled his intent to stay on, despite the resignations of two cabinet ministers and a wave of junior ministers and aides as more Conservatives lost confidence in his leadership.

The Bank of England has said that banks in the UK must start to set aside more money to help absorb the impact of economic shocks.

PayByPhone, the global leader in mobile parking payments, has announced the appointment of Jonny Combe as global CEO.

Downing Street has said that prime minister, Boris Johnson, had been aware of allegations of sexual misconduct made against Chris Pincher MP, before he was appointed Tory deputy chief whip in February 2022.