The Latest Breaking News from Robert Jenrick

Ex-home secretary blames leadership rival and rest of the cabinet for letting Sunak take the party to electoral disaster

Former home secretary condemns ‘liberal Conservatives’ in her latest rant, facing backlash from her own party

Former immigration minister says party failed to deliver, as Suella Braverman and Victoria Atkins also speak out

Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat

A recording of former communities secretary Robert Jenrick has emerged admitting Tory governemnts were unable to make difficult long term decisions on infrastructure

Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like every ministerial post possible and is famous in Westminster for his command of spreadsheets and data – in other words, for tracking the views and intentions of his fellow Tory MPs. He is ready for the battle ahead.

The Tories are fighting on two fronts, trying to take on Labour on tax while clinging on to voters considering shifting to Reform UK.

Sources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election

“The problem with my dear fellow Tory MPs is they all think they’re Winston Churchill,” a weary Cabinet minister told me this week. “Every single one of them.” Like many in the Conservative Party now, the minister has given up hope over the general election result.