Tory leadership – how to cut down the list?
Senior Tory MPs are considering whether to change the rules of the leadership contest to speed up the process. With thirteen contenders, some are calling for a minimum threshold of support.
Gary Gibbon , Political Editor
Channel 4 News Political Editor gives his take on the latest news and gossip from the corridors of power in Westminster and beyond.
Gary Gibbon has been Channel 4 News Political Editor since 2005. He gives his take on the latest news and gossip from the corridors of power in Westminster and beyond.
Gary has worked on four general elections for Channel 4 News. His interview with Peter Mandelson in 2001 triggered the Northern Ireland Secretary's second resignation from the Cabinet.
In 2006, he won the Royal Television Society Home News Award with Jon Snow for the scoop on the Attorney General's Legal Advice on Iraq. Gary also revealed details of Blair's pre-War meeting with George Bush n 2008 and won the Political Studies Association Broadcast Journalist of the Year award.
-
17m
Boris Johnson surges ahead in Conservative leadership election
Andrea Leadsom, Mark Harper and Esther McVey all failed to get enough votes to continue.
-
24m
MPs reject Labour bid to prevent no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson, the frontrunner in the Conservative leadership election, broke his silence today to set out his pitch to be the next Prime Minister.
-
16m
Tory leadership candidates clash over Brexit date as Labour seeks to block no deal
Three more Conservative MPs launched their leadership campaigns today, each with a very different pitch on how to deal with Brexit.
-
18m
Tory leadership candidates launch campaigns
And then there were ten: the Tory MPs left in the running to become the next Prime Minister.
-
37m
Life after Brexit: A Trump trade deal? | Politics: Where Next? podcast
Listen and subscribe to Politics: Where Next? on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other good apps. This week President Trump brought his family over to see the Queen. When the second, more political day of his trip happened, he gave the impression of almost looking over the outgoing Prime Minister’s shoulder to make contact with others in British…
-
7m
Change UK loses half of its MPs
Britain’s newest political party, Change UK, previously known as The Independent Group, is undergoing yet another identity change, with half of its MPs leaving and the appointment of a new leader.
-
21m
Trump speculates about May’s successor while appearing beside her
Donald Trump has been deploying his now well-known brand of diplomacy in London, heaping praise on his friends and attacking his detractors.
-
3m
Boris Johnson launches social media campaign to become Tory leader and PM
It’s no secret who Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for the Tory leadership is.
-
-
6m
Boris Johnson to appear in court over claims he lied in Brexit campaign
A campaigner brought a case of misconduct in public office against Mr Johnson.
-
Tory leadership contest: Framing the debate
Team Boris is widely thought to be worried that Team Raab might beat them in the first round and dangerously damage the former Foreign Secretary’s standing as the frontrunner.
-
33m
European leaders’ tough message for Theresa May’s successor
EU leaders greeted Theresa May with hugs, kisses and a show of sympathy at their first Brussels summit since the European elections.
-
Nigel Farage: ‘Remainers never accept the result of any election’
Nigel Farage, the Brexit Party leader, discusses the EU election results and the future of Brexit.
-
54m
Theresa May resigns: new PM by end of July
Like Thatcher and Cameron, Theresa May was defeated by Europe.
-
7m
Theresa May quits: where did it all go wrong?
After almost three years in Number 10, Theresa May is likely to be remembered among the great failures of British political history.
