Tory leadership

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw MSP.

Scottish politics

Carlaw v Ballantyne: Scottish Tory leadership battle descends into rancour as rival candidates attack each other

January 30 2020

More than 4m viewers tuned in for ITV’s Tory leadership debate (Matt Frost/ITV/PA)

More than four million tune in for ITV’s Tory leadership debate

July 10 2019

Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson drinks a pint of beer on a visit to the St Austell Brewery in Cornwall, during a Vote Leave campaign visit.

Perth & Kinross

Perth and Kinross Matters: Why it takes a lot more to scandalise a politician in 2019

July 1 2019

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson during First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

JENNY HJUL: Ruth Davidson has to help Jeremy Hunt – Boris Johnson is a gift to the Scottish Nationalists

June 26 2019

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Tory leadership race: Sajid Javid out as support for Boris Johnson grows

June 20 2019

Left to right, top row: Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Rory Stewart, Sajid Javid, (bottom row) Esther McVey, Matt Hancock, Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove and Mark Harper. (indicated with crosses on face) Health Secretary Matt Hancock is the latest to come out of the Conservative Leadership contest, as he withdrew on Friday morning. Esther McVey, Andrea Leadsom and Mark Harper were previously knocked out of the race following the first ballot on Thursday.

Tory leadership race: Rory Stewart still in contention following second ballot

June 18 2019

Dame Cheryl Gillan (Centre) with Charles Walker (centre left) and Bob Blackman (centre right) reads out the results of the first ballot in the Tory leadership ballot at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.

Esther McVey, Mark Harper and Andrea Leadsom out of Tory leadership race

June 13 2019

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.

ALEX BELL: Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are cowards…when is democracy’s D-Day?

June 13 2019

Prime Minister Theresa May making a statement outside 10 Downing Street in London.

JENNY HJUL: The Tory leadership race is a minefield, and Theresa May will have the last laugh

June 5 2019