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Former Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind joined Michael Howard in calls for Tory cabinet ministers to get a grip and force the Prime Minister to go.

The Conservatives lost seats in Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield to Labour and the Lib Dems

The Prime Minister is attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.

Despite a devastating and deserved defeat in yesterday’s by elections, Boris Johnson remains absolutely right in his policy of no appeasement to the Russians. Last week the PM made a powerful speech just before his trip to Kyiv to see President Zelensky. “I don’t believe that option is really open…

Prime Minister now under enormous pressure after double blow in Devon and Yorkshire

Cabinet members should ‘very carefully consider’ future, says senior figure after by-election losses

Oliver Dowden, chair of the Conservative Party, quit after the party lose two crunch by-elections in one night - but his letter to Boris Johnson has a sting in the tail

Home Secretary Priti Patel says it is ‘important and right’ the Conservatives have a ‘moment of reflection’ following the results.

Under-fire Boris Johnson had a torrid night at the polls as the Tories lost by-elections in Wakefield, and Tiverton and Honiton