Hunt: We need tough negotiation, not empty rhetoric
The Conservatives would be “annihilated” if there was a general election before Brexit is delivered, Jeremy Hunt warns.
McVey attacks May’s handling of Brexit
Leadership hopeful Esther McVey accuses Theresa May of “by-passing” the cabinet in her attempt to push through her Brexit deal.
Raab: We can’t keep limping on like this
Britain has been “humiliated” in the Brexit talks so far, says Dominic Raab, adding the UK needs “new” and “bold” leadership.
Hancock: If Tories become Brexit party ‘we’re finished’
Matt Hancock rejects the idea that Brexit must be delivered by a “Brexiteer”
Gove: Cocaine use ‘was a crime, a mistake’
Conservative leadership candidate Michael Gove is grilled about taking cocaine more than 20 years ago.
Seldon: Days could be numbered for Tories
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon asks if this the moment the Conservative Party could be replaced in UK politics.
Tory leadership candidates ‘misleading’ voters
Rory Stewart says there is “not the slightest hope” of securing a revised Brexit deal by 31 October.
Parliament shut down ‘is mad suggestion’
Nicky Morgan criticises a suggestion that Parliament could be shut down to ensure a 31 October Brexit.
Evans: Tory contenders should have 12 backers
Nigel Evans says there is a need to get the number of contenders “down to a manageable proportion”.
‘No embarrassment’ in quitting leader race
Housing Minister James Brokenshire urges those “unlikely to get over the first fence” to drop out of the Conservative leadership race.
Leadsom: ‘The EU want to see a proper Brexit’
Andrea Leadsom says her proposed “managed exit” from the EU is possible, in spite of the EU ruling out any “mini-deals”.
Javid: ‘Ireland is tail that wags the dog’
The home secretary, Sajid Javid, insists that it is possible to renegotiate the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU and, in particular, the Northern Irish backstop.
