In the end, Tory MPs plumped for safety rather than risk, as they see it – and that meant putting through the Foreign Secretary against Johnson.
Hunt’s people insist he can surprise Johnson.
Members will receive their postal ballots between 6th and 8th July. Many will return them straight away, which could influence the tone of the race.
A noisy one with the Environment Secretary, or a quieter one with the Foreign Secretary? Javid’s backers must think hard.
Jokes continue to be told, but it would be wrong to suggest the contest has been fought in a spirit of unwearying amity.
Tempting as it might be to blame Brexit, it has only revealed the problem, the roots of which stretch back long before 2016.
Our columnist is interviewing each of the Conservative leadership candidates on his LBC show – here’s the eighth.
Much of politics is teamwork. Can he now create a coalition among Tory MPs, not to mention Party members, that builds on his appeal to many voters?
Our columnist is interviewing each of the Conservative leadership candidates on his LBC show – here’s the seventh.
One more day, two more ballots at most – and then we’re through to the membership stage of the contest.
Stewart’s voters are the most hostile to Johnson. Will they switch disproportionately to the man they may think is best placed to give the front-runner a hard time?
Here’s our best stab at who is voting for whom, and this list will be updated each morning, as the contest continues.
From the blog of the University of Liverpool academic: his detailed breakdown of the contest.
Details for 1922 committee hustings, ballot, result, withdrawal and proxy vote timings as the election approaches.
“I’m not disappointed by this result, because I think we’re uncovering something extraordinary…in British politics.”