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What are the Conservative leadership candidates pledging for the North of England?
With Fatima is Henri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and Sinead Cregan, director of development and innovation at Inspire North.


What issues do voters care about in the Tory leadership contest?
The candidates in the Tory leadership race have been busy attacking each other - with much of the debate so far focusing on issues like tax cuts and identity politics. 


Telford abuse scandal: More than a thousand girls abused over three decades, an inquiry finds
More than 1,000 girls in Telford were abused over a period of three decades - while the authorities ignored obvious evidence of child sex crimes, an inquiry has found. 


Tory Tees Valley mayor ‘concerned’ leadership contenders have no plan for levelling up
The poll which we featured earlier also asked Conservative members about levelling-up. 


Can the next Tory leader escape Boris Johnson’s shadow?
We’re joined by two Tory MPs - Maria Miller, who's supporting Penny Mordaunt's campaign, and Alun Cairns - who's backing Rishi Sunak.


Eight candidates for Tory leadership contest nominated
Eight candidates have made it through to the first stage of the Tory leadership contest - actually getting onto the ballot.


Tory leadership candidates need backing of at least 20 MPs, 1922 Committee says
Eleven MPs are vying to replace Boris Johnson in a contest already condemned for becoming a "poisonous" battle.


Extreme heat: weather warning for UK as temperatures soar
It's getting so hot across large parts of Britain that the Met Office has issued an amber warning for extreme heat lasting well into next week, saying there's a potential for serious illness or even danger to life. 


Tory MP Jamie Wallis found guilty for fleeing car crash
The Conservative MP Jamie Wallis has been found guilty of failing to stop and failing to report a road traffic collision after a late night crash in south Wales in November last year.  


Country needs new government, not new Tory leader says Starmer
We spoke to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and began by asking him if the tax burden would be higher if Labour won the next general election.


Debate: Who will be the next Tory party leader?
We’re joined by three Tory MPs backing different candidates in the race: George Eustice who's supporting Grant Shapps, Ben Bradley who's backing Kemi Badenoch, and Laura Farris, who's for Rishi Sunak.


Penny Mordaunt ‘smart as tacks’, Andrea Leadsom says
We spoke to Andrea Leadsom and began by asking her why she's supporting Penny Mordaunt.


What issues could decide the Tory leadership race?
With so many candidates in the mix, you could be forgiven for confusing what they all stand for.


Boris Johnson refuses to back a candidate for next prime minister
Boris Johnson says he won't be giving his support to any of the 11 candidates in the race to replace him as Tory leader, because he doesn't want to damage anyone's chances. 


Boris: going, going, not gone
It took seven months of Partygate, a disgraced MP, 50 resignations, one sacking, but it did eventually happen.



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