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Tory leadership race: How will new PM tackle local issues?
It's Conservative Party members who'll get the final say in who becomes our next prime minister once only two candidates remain. 


Heatwave emergency: Government holds COBRA meeting ahead of extreme temperatures this weekend
Extreme heatwave is forecast for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in much of England and Wales.


Emirates refuses Heathrow’s demand to cut flights, calling the move ‘unreasonable and unacceptable’
A war of words has broken out between the management of Heathrow Airport and Emirates airline.


Nicola Sturgeon sets out ‘democratic case’ for Scottish independence referendum
One of the many challenges facing whoever becomes the next prime minister is the Scottish Government's insistence on a vote on independence. 


Who are Tory MPs backing in the Conservative leadership contest?
After the vote we caught up with some of the MPs backing the other four candidates still in the race.


‘Never say never’ to Johnson running for PM again, says Nadine Dorries
We've been catching up with Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, who's backing Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for the leadership. 


Sunak leads second round of voting – as Braverman knocked out | Conservative Leadership Race
This afternoon Attorney General Suella Braverman was knocked out of the race to be the next Conservative leader. 


Rishi Sunak won’t make unfunded tax cuts as part of campaign, says supporter John Glen MP
We were joined by John Glen, Conservative MP for Salisbury and a backer of Rishi Sunak for the Conservative leadership.


Hospital declares critical incident as NHS faced busiest June ever
Last month was the busiest-ever June in A&Es in England, as they dealt with over 2 million attendances.


Liverpool FC fans ‘unfairly blamed’ over Uefa Champions League chaos
When police used tear gas amid chaotic scenes outside the Champions League final in Paris in May, the French authorities were quick to blame Liverpool supporters. 


RMT Union: ‘Everyone deserves a pay rise’ as more strikes planned
Rail workers are to stage another strike in their bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, threatening travel chaos at the height of the summer holidays.


UK economy grows by 0.5% in May
After months of economic gloom and doom, there was some good news today: the economy grew by 0.5 per cent in May - much stronger than expected.


Public ‘want something fresh’ from new PM, says Tory MP Ben Bradley
We were joined by Rishi Sunak backer Laura Farris, Kemi Badenoch supporter Ben Bradley and Alberto Costa, who is on team Penny Mordaunt.


Tory leadership: Hunt and Zahawi out of race as Sunak wins first vote
Last time there was a leadership election in the summer 2019, Jeremy Hunt was foreign secretary and he came second. Today, he fell at the first round of voting by failing to clear the 30-vote hurdle. 


Britain’s next PM – Your chance to get involved
The Channel 4 Debate - Friday 15th July - 7:30-9pm



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