Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirms he is in the race to be the next Conservative leader – and prime minister – saying he wants to “fix our economy”
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg tells the BBC Boris Johnson “will clearly stand” for the party leadership
The BBC’s tally of public declarations of support currently has 146 MPs for Sunak, 57 for Johnson and 24 for Penny Mordaunt – candidates need 100 by Monday
Sunak picks up backing from former Home Secretary Suella Braverman and her successor Grant Shapps, while Foreign Secretary James Cleverly endorses Johnson
Penny Mordaunt tells Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg she regrets Liz Truss’s mini-budget and would keep Jeremy Hunt as chancellor
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reiterates his call for a general election, adding “any incoming government will have to pick up the mess”
A Federal High Court has revoked the bail earlier granted to former Attorney-General of the…
Forensic specialists have recovered 105 bodies from mass graves in Yelwata, marking a significant development…
The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) has firmly dismissed reported calls by some…
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the Governor of Adamawa State, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party…
Tragedy struck in Ogun State after a worker attached to the state’s planning authority was…
President Bola Tinubu hosted a select group of senators for an Iftar dinner at the…