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James Cleverly failed in his bid to become party leader but is now back on the Conservative front bench (Picture: Carl Court)

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Dame Prue Leith joins activists from Dignity in Dying in support of the assisted dying Bill in Parliament Square, central London, ahead of a debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons

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Nigel Farage, seen visiting a tattoo parlour while campaigning in Cambridgeshire ahead of the recent local elections, has made clear he wants to destroy the Conservative party (Picture: Joe Giddens)

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Keir Starmer addressed MPs after Sunday's summit

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Gary Linker is seen presenting for LaLigaTV prior to the LaLiga Santander match between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona at RCDE Stadium on in May 2023. Picture: David Ramos/Getty Images

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The next Conservative party leader will either be Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick (Pictures: Dan Kitwood and Ian Forsyth)

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Former home secretary James Cleverly is out of the Tory leadership race. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

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Tom Tugendhat (left) has been elimnated, leaving James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch battling it out

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Russell Findlay is announced as new Scottish Conservatives leader at the Radisson Hotel in Edinburgh.

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From left to right: Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat (Pictures: Carl Court and Leon Neal)

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From left, Tory leadership candidates Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat stand together on stage after delivering their speeches during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham

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Liz Truss during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham

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Brian Whittle MSP

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Kemi Badenoch is widely expected to run for leader.

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Home Secretary James Cleverly on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

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Shirley-Anne Somerville has written to Home Secretary James Cleverley to demand an end to the 'morally repugnant' policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

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University students. Picture: David Cheskin/PA

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Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has asked the country's justice secretary to bring legislation to cabinet to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the UK.

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People outside Buckingham Palace in London, after the Princess of Wales revealed she is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

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Concerns about synthetic opioids has led the SDF to demand action now.

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle was defended by Labour's Shadow Scotland Secretary, Ian Murray.

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First Minister Humza Yousaf has described Suella Braverman as the 'worst of politicians'

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NFU Scotland and other key food and farming industry stakeholders – Quality Meat Scotland, Salmon Scotland, Seafood Scotland and Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society - have joined Scotland Food & Drink in writing to Home Secretary James Cleverly MP, calling for a rethink in proposed UK immigration rules (pic: Jim Moran)

UK urged to reconsider immigration laws that could harm food and farming sector

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Rishi Sunak during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, London.

Rishi Sunak under fire over ban on overseas students bringing family members

Home Secretary James Cleverly has said the "unreasonable practice" of overseas students bringing their family to the UK will end as restrictions on visa routes come into force. Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Cleverly: ‘Unreasonable practice’ of students bringing family to UK to end

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Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, pictured in June 2020. He was arrested two months later over his support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests (Picture: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)

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Rishi Sunak leaves the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, in west London, on December 11 (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak faces crucial Rwanda vote as Tory MPs urge him to abandon bill

Rishi Sunak is under fire over new migration figures.

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James Cleverly will hopefully be an improvement on his predecessors as Home Secretary (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

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Former prime minister David Cameron. Picture: Getty Images

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The Rafah crossing has been closed to all but a small number of aid trucks since the conflict broke out on 7 October.

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