Conservative Leadership Contest - Page 2

Tory Party leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson refused to commit to lowering net migration to a post-Brexit Britain.

Conservative Party leader candidate Boris Johnson is reportedly planning a special no-deal Brexit budget to get the British economy “going gangbusters” by October 31st if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Conservative Party leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are squabbling over who would win in a nude mud-wrestling match. The challenge between the two political heavyweights was sparked after ConservativeHome asked Mr Johnson if felt “compelled” to challenge Mr Hunt to

Still less that three months old, The Brexit Party has taken a comfortable lead over the establishment parties for Westminster voting intentions in three consecutive YouGov polls.

The Brexit Party could gain 252 seats in the House of Commons if remain-voting Rory Stewart becomes prime minister, while Boris Johnson is the only Conservative Party candidate capable of winning in a General Election with a majority, according to analysis of polling data.

Tory Party leadership candidate Esther McVey has vowed to take the UK out of the EU in a clean break on October 31st, ditching outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May’s unpopular withdrawal treaty altogether. While other candidates, including Boris Johnson and

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has told Tory Party leadership hopefuls that they cannot renegotiate the withdrawal treaty to improve the backstop, saying the one agreed by Theresa May is “the only one possible”.

Michael Gove, who is a contender for Tory Party leadership, has said that the October 31st Brexit date is “arbitrary” and that if he were prime minister he would consider delaying the UK’s exit from the EU further if believed he could secure a “better deal”.

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has said that President Donald J Trump is a “strong supporter of Brexit” and is looking forward to negotiating with Brexit Britain.

Two new contenders have joined the race to be the next Conservative Party leader, home secretary Sajid Javid and housing minister Kit Malthouse.

Leading Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned of a parliamentary “stitch-up” in the election process of the next leader of the kind that resulted in Theresa May, a Remainer, becoming prime minister of Brexit Britain.

A top law firm, on behalf of an anonymous group of clients, will launch a legal bid to block the new Prime Minister triggering Article 50. Senior figures in the European Union (EU) and European governments have stated they want

Tory leadership frontrunner Theresa May has said she wants to “guarantee” position of EU migrants living in the UK and warned that cuts to migration won’t be coming quickly. Speaking on ITV’s Peston on Sunday Mrs May said, “I want

Andrea Leadsom is emerging as the Brexit-supporters’ Conservative leadership candidate of choice, following the apparent betrayal of Boris Johnson by Justice Minister Michael Gove. Leadsom has risen to second favourite according to the bookies odds, currently priced at 5/2 and

The Daily Telegraph pulled an article critical of Conservative leadership contender Theresa May from its website after pressure from her campaign team, it has been claimed. The article by Jonathan Foreman, which can still be read in full at Web

Campaign group Leave.EU has thrown its weight behind Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom for next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister. The group said that internal polling showed her to be “clear favourite” among their Conservative supporters, with co-chairman Arron Banks

Boris Johnson has announced he will not be standing in the Conservative leadership contest, in a move many consider influenced by Michael Gove’s earlier declaration.

SUPER SECRET HINT: It ain’t gonna be Nicky Morgan!