The Latest Breaking News from the Conservative Party

The party has faced crisis before, but this feels different. It’s a battle for not much, says writer and Tory historian Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Findings by Transparency International UK point to ‘more than coincidence or incompetence’, says chief executive

Former MP shares how he was contacted on Grindr by scammer and then blackmailed

The Conservatives would be better able to stand one another if the party could work out what it actually stands for

The Conservative leadership contest is something of a sideshow to the meaningful politics of government. Whoever wins will inherit a depleted party reeling from arguably its worst ever election defeat. It comprises only 121 MPs, many now in marginal seats (77 are defending majorities where just a 5% swing would…

The education secretary says child poverty is a ‘big driver’ of educational disparities between the most and least advantaged students

Veteran Conservatives on the party’s liberal wing have criticised the rightwards shift by some senior figures

After more than a week and a half of unrest, The Independent looks at what each leadership candidate has said about the riots sweeping the UK

Leadership contender has baffled many with his rightwing transformation since his time as immigration minister