Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick has pledged to return the Conservatives to “being the party of sound money”, if elected. The former migration minister outlined his economic plans in a speech this morning in which he admitted the Conservatives “abandoned fiscal responsibility in the mini-Budget.

Express reporter and Tory councillor Mieka Smiles has given her backing to one of the Tory leadership candidates.

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has asked the BBC to host a head-to-head televised debate between him and his opponent . He has written to BBC director-general Tim Davie asking for a debate by the end of the coming week as Conservative Party members start to cast their ballots from Thursday.

Robert Jenrick painted himself as the serious contender to succeed Rishi Sunak and suggested Kemi Badenoch would bring ‘needless drama’ to the job

Brexit divides in the UK with his ‘Leave versus Remain’ framing of the debate about the European Convention on Human Rights

The Tory party appears to be veering toward the right with the final two candidates - here we look at the difference between the pair

In a broadside at her rival Robert Jenrick she said the defeated party has 'one chance' to select the right leader.