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It was the most striking moment so far in the U.K. Conservative Partys contest for a new leader. The five remaining candidates were asked during a televised debate to raise their hands if they would let Boris Johnson serve in their Cabinet. Not a single hand went up.

LONDON — The last time Britain’s Conservative Party elected a new leader, Boris Johnson dominated the contest from wire to wire, a political celebrity so famous that many...

The contenders to replace Boris Johnson are scrambling to distance themselves from the scandal-tainted politician who remains Britain’s prime minister for a few more weeks

Are their views? we dont even know exactly how many of them there are, ive seen different estimates, anything from 160,000 to 200,000. i talked to tim bale, professor of politics, who is a real expert on the conservative party a day or two ago and he gave me the figure of 175,000 as the latest estimate but i dont think we have had fresh figures from conservative central office for a while which is why there are all of these numbers bandied around but the truth is, it is a very small number of pe...

Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer, is the current front-runner, but Penny Mordaunt, a junior trade minister, is making a surprisingly strong run for the leadership position.

Really severe issues, l and i think that hes| paid a price for that. is borisjohnson an honest man? no. all the candidates remain hopeful. i think it went very well. ive never done a televised debate before, and i more than held my own. do you think its helped your chances of winning? yes, absolutely. i think people have learned about me and i look forward to tomorrows debates. i was pleased to make a positive case for why i can be the best. leader for our party- and our country, and that is bec...

The forthcoming rounds of voting. tim bale is a professor of politics at queen mary university. he gave me his reaction to last nights debate. it will be interesting to see the candidates put through their paces, because to be honest, many of us hadnt really seen a great deal of them before now on live television. and so, you know, there was something there, i think, particularly obviously for party members who are watching out there in the country, that may have swayed some of them. and of cour...

Minister is in the checkers this weekend and i understand he will be hosting a private party as well tomorrow at chequers as well for some of his supporters. ben tomorrow at chequers as well for some of his supporters. tim bale is a professor of politics at queen mary university. he gave me his reaction to last nights debate. it was interesting to see the candidates put through their paces, because to be honest, many of us hadnt really seen a great deal of them before now on live television. and...

Crisis in Sri Lanka: an update from Colombo as troops are ordered onto the streets. Plus, UK political expert Tim Bale has the latest on the Conservative…