July 11, 2022

Daily briefing: The 1922 committee is planning to quickly implement new rules to shorten the race to find the UK’s next PM.

It is a tribute to the ambition – and talent – of immigrant families that so many of their sons and daughters have risen to the top of the Tory tree.

At this point in the leadership contest, it’s all about who’s backing whom.

Kemi Badenoch has both the appetite and the drive to fix the problems currently engulfing the Conservative party.

The new PM must focus on deregulation, competition and working with the “liberty” countries if he or she is to make Brexit work.

The question now is about the severity and magnitude of the downturn and whether we can avoid a recession.

British prime ministers tend to alternate between exciting and understated. But would the British public stomach a bore?

Although moaning about the hot weather can be satisfying, it’s better to take action and cool yourself down.

A rigorous debate on taxation will separate the heavy hitters from the lightweights in the Tory leadership contest.