Who won and who lost the Tory leadership debate?

When the five Tory leadership candidates arrived for the first TV debate of the campaign at studios in east London, they were greeted by a woman in a chicken costume.

Watson turns up heat on Corbyn with second referendum call

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson will turn up the heat on Jeremy Corbyn by reiterating his call for the party to back a second EU referendum.

'Where is Boris?' No-show Johnson ridiculed as PM contenders clash in first debate

Boris Johnson was ridiculed as he failed to turn up to the first televised debate between Conservative leadership candidates.

'Never rely on a maybe': The race to be PM is not over yet

Take a look at these headlines: "Election landslide", "Kill off Labour" and "Smash rebel Tories".

Tories 'toast' if no Brexit by October deadline, warns Raab

Conservative leadership hopeful Dominic Raab has warned the party will be "toast" unless it delivers Brexit by the 31 October deadline.

Jo Cox's sister calls for 'kinder politics' 3 years after MP's murder

The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox has said politicians and comedians should be careful of the language they use after Jo Brand joked about throwing battery acid at "unpleasant characters".

Poll boost for Johnson - but he won't turn up to TV debate

Boris Johnson's runaway Tory leadership bandwagon is gathering more pace with a surge in support in two opinion polls and a new high-profile backer, Esther McVey.

'It didn't work out well last time': Javid warns against Johnson coronation

Tory leadership contender Sajid Javid has said a "coronation" of Boris Johnson as the party's next leader would be a mistake, declaring: "We had a coronation last time, it didn't work out well."

Corbyn criticised as 'pathetic' over response to oil tanker attacks

Jeremy Corbyn has been called "pathetic" after saying the government needed to provide "credible evidence" that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers.

Local politicians are no longer lightweights - the proof is Boris Johnson

Who can beat Boris Johnson? Rivals in race for Tory crown

Five candidates vying to be the next prime minister are spending the weekend figuring out how best to take on the runaway leader in the race - Boris Johnson.

Tory field slims to six as Johnson agrees to TV debate

The field of Conservative leadership contenders has slimmed to six after Health Secretary Matt Hancock dropped out of the race.

You're hired! Lord Sugar backs Johnson despite Brexit jail demand

Lord Sugar has backed Boris Johnson as the next prime minister - despite having previously suggested he should be jailed for misleading the public over Brexit.

Johnson under pressure to take part in Tory leadership debates

Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to take part in televised debates for the Conservative leadership - months after he described them as "essential".

Next chancellor must not throw away what Hammond achieved

Chuka Umunna joins Lib Dems after quitting Change UK and Labour

Founding member of Change UK and former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has joined the Liberal Democrats.

Time for candidates to go toe-to-toe with Johnson

Despite the bullish statements released by all the surviving leadership camps after the first round leadership vote, most of them were left disappointed.

Change UK forced to change its name for a third time

Change UK has applied to change its name for a third time following a dispute with a petitions website.

'We will bring him down' - Tory rival's threat to Johnson

Cabinet minister Rory Stewart has issued a stunning threat to "bring down" a Boris Johnson-led government - should his Tory rival suspend parliament in order to push through a no-deal Brexit.

One of oldest laws of political life might be about to end

One of the oldest laws of political life might be about to be consigned to history: that the favourite in a Tory leadership race never wins.