Conservative Party
Conservatives announce leadership contest rules and when new leader will be in place
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![Former PM David Cameron](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18015893.jpg)
![Former PM David Cameron](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18015893.jpg)
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![The UK results are in](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18272608.jpg)
![The UK results are in](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18272608.jpg)
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![Anas Sarwar and his family arrive at the polling station](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18271105.jpg)
![Keir Starmer appears to be on course for a huge majority](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18267319.jpg)
![Keir Starmer appears to be on course for a huge majority](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18267319.jpg)
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![Rishi Sunak isn't concerned by postal vote delays](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18226916.jpg)
![Should we really care if politicians are placing bets on their contests, asks Andrew Tickell](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18253190.jpg)
![Should we really care if politicians are placing bets on their contests, asks Andrew Tickell](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18253190.jpg)
ANDREW TICKELL
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![Rishi Sunak is being criticised by Scottish parties](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18226916.jpg)
![Alister Jack won £2,000 betting on date of election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17712439.jpg)
![Alister Jack won £2,000 betting on date of election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17712439.jpg)
General Election
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Updated
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![Rishi Sunak is struggling to get the Conservative campaign on track](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18226916.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak is struggling to get the Conservative campaign on track](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18226916.jpg)
![John Swinney launching the SNP's General Election manifesto](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18214126.jpg)
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![Is the desire for independence reason enough to vote SNP?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7561347.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and his deputy, Rachel Reeves, have been accused of promoting Tory-like policies](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18222494.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and his deputy, Rachel Reeves, have been accused of promoting Tory-like policies](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18222494.jpg)
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![Should the Conservative Party of Rishi Sunak and Douglas Ross be returned to power?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18127385.jpg)
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General Election
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![Analysis: Starmer's toughest interview yet but luckily for him he's up against Sunak](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18189423.jpg)
General Election
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General Election
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![Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiling the UK Conservatives manifesto today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18183419.jpg)
General Election
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Exclusive
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![Tories deny Rishi Sunak set to quit before election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18174598.jpg)
![If Sunak is a disgrace, though, his sidekick in Scotland managed to sink even lower.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18148354.jpg)
![If Sunak is a disgrace, though, his sidekick in Scotland managed to sink even lower.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18148354.jpg)
Unspun
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![Could Nigel Farage usurp the Tories, or even take them over?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18165102.jpg)
![Nigel Farage during a press conference to announce that he will become the new leader of Reform UK](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18154495.jpg)
![Nigel Farage during a press conference to announce that he will become the new leader of Reform UK](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18154495.jpg)
![A Shelter report said that one in 182 people in England today are homeless](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18157660.jpg)
![A Shelter report said that one in 182 people in England today are homeless](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18157660.jpg)
![UK Women and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16246580.jpg)
![UK Women and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16246580.jpg)
LETTER OF THE DAY 📨
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![Blow for Tories as Nigel Farage announces General Election bid](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18152569.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney launches the SNP's general election campaign in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18148408.jpg)
![First Minister John Swinney launches the SNP's general election campaign in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18148408.jpg)
General Election
![John Swinney, pictured during First Minister's Questions yesterday, has continued to back the disgraced Michael Matheson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18141559.jpg)
![John Swinney, pictured during First Minister's Questions yesterday, has continued to back the disgraced Michael Matheson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18141559.jpg)
![Douglas Ross](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18124946.jpg)
![Douglas Ross](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18124946.jpg)
![If there were mandatory national service, would our defence and foreign policy have to change?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18127895.jpg)
![If there were mandatory national service, would our defence and foreign policy have to change?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18127895.jpg)
![Home Secretary James Cleverly](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17472777.jpg)
![Home Secretary James Cleverly](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17472777.jpg)
![Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Michal Wachucik/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17809486.jpg)
![Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Michal Wachucik/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17809486.jpg)
![Michael Gove](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12686768.jpg)
![Michael Gove](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12686768.jpg)
![Brown hits out after claims Labour urging broadcaster to exclude SNP from TV debate](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17466768.jpg)
![Brown hits out after claims Labour urging broadcaster to exclude SNP from TV debate](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17466768.jpg)
General Election
![General Election: Who will things get better for?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18113342.jpg)
![General Election: Who will things get better for?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18113342.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13507314.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13507314.jpg)
![What we know so far as Rishi Sunak appears ready to call a general election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16643856.jpg)
![What we know so far as Rishi Sunak appears ready to call a general election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16643856.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak mentioned Scottish nationalists in a speech on 'extremism' this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18097834.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak mentioned Scottish nationalists in a speech on 'extremism' this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18097834.jpg)
ANDREW TICKELL
![Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes pictured in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18063179.jpg)
![Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes pictured in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18063179.jpg)
![Angus Robertson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12622508.jpg)
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