Boris Johnson tops poll in first round of Conservative race

Mark Harper, Esther McVey and Andrea Leadsom eliminated from contest to succeed May

Boris Johnson’s team aim to keep him quiet as he opens big lead

Hunt and Gove look the most likely to fight it out for second slot in Tory leadership battle

Tory leadership candidates: The opium user, the buffoon and more

The Conservative party has had its first vote on a future leader. Six candidates remain

Labour tables cross-party motion to stop new prime minister leaving EU without deal

Former Commons leader Andrea Leadsom says leaving EU at the end of October will be a ‘red line’ if she becomes prime minister

EU leaders accept MPs will not approve backstop, Jeremy Hunt claims

Tory leadership candidate says Merkel and Macron are open to renegotiating Brexit deal

Commons cannot be suspended to achieve no-deal Brexit, says Bercow

Comments come after Dominic Raab refuses to rule out proroguing parliament

London set for Trump visit after he backs Boris Johnson

MPs gear up for leadership campaign and voting as US president makes three-day trip

Tories unlikely to select correct new leader, says Farage

Brexit Party leader predicts general election win if Conservatives fail on October Brexit

PM candidates warned about backing no-deal Brexit

Chancellor of exchequer says confidence motion would confront crash-out advocates

Tory leadership race: Candidates jostle for position after May's exit

Frontrunner Boris Johnson says he would not seek a new article 50 extension

May’s legacy: final message of compromise comes too late

Denis Staunton: PM’s emotional departure came with pointed advice for her successor

Tory leadership contenders: Who could replace Theresa May?

Runners and riders: With pressure on PM to announce departure date, who is jostling for position?

Theresa May poised to reveal early June resignation date

British PM to meet Graham Brady to set out timetable for departure from office

Brexit: May’s legislation pulled fuelling speculation she is about to quit

Speculation growing that British PM is on verge of quitting

May under pressure to quit as supporters desert her

PM expected to outline departure plans on Friday after Andrea Leadsom quits cabinet

Air thick with anticipation as Theresa May’s premiership nears endgame

Leadsom’s resignation piles on further pressure at end of difficult day for the PM

Brexit: May says new deal will require vote on second referendum

Prime minster seeks to conclude ‘viable alternative’ to Irish backstop by December 2020

May says compromise with Labour the only way of ensuring UK leaves EU

Commons leader Andrea Leadsom insists it would be utterly unacceptable for Britain to participate in European elections

Brexit: House of Commons to vote on withdrawal agreement

DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds says a softer Brexit is now a possible outcome

At least 10 British cabinet ministers considering prime ministerial bids

Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove among the Tories who could try to succeed Theresa May

May facing a likely third Commons defeat over her Brexit deal

Government’s decision to decouple the withdrawal agreement from the political declaration allows the vote to go ahead

Brexit: The long walk to promised land of an independent Britain

Hardcore Brexiteers remain steadfast on Sunderland to London Leave Means Leave march

Tory MPs vow to quit if Boris Johnson becomes leader

As PM’s authority wanes, some MPs say they will not stay in party run by ‘Brexit ultras’

May to make formal request to EU leaders for Brexit delay

Prime minister no longer putting deal to third vote, following Bercow's intervention

How Brexit is being shaped by parliamentary referee John Bercow

House of Commons speaker has never shied away from upsetting the government

Brexit: May calls on MPs to ‘hold their nerve’ on deal

‘By getting changes we need to the backstop... we can reach a deal this House can support’

Terse atmosphere expected for meeting between EU leaders and May

Inside Politics: Donald Tusk’s ‘special place in hell’ comments dominate British press agenda

Anger among Brexiteers at Tusk’s ‘place in hell’ remark

DUP’s Sammy Wilson describes the European Council president as a ‘devilish, trident-wielding euro maniac’

Theresa May urges MPs to put self-interest aside to break impasse

PM’s government survives no- confidence vote; Corbyn to decline invitation to meet PM

Labour MP may have to delay Caesarean to cast Brexit vote

Speaker of the House of Commons urges whips to allow Tulip Siddiq to have a proxy

DUP warns Theresa May of necessary Brexit changes

Dodds says Brussels reassurances not enough if PM is to win vote on withdrawal deal

Tory leadership vote: Who could replace Theresa May if she goes?

Secret ballot to be held in House of Commons on Wednesday evening

Q&A: What happens during a Tory leadership contest?

Vote will be held between 6pm and 9pm on Wednesday and the result known by 10pm

Brexit legal advice warns of UK trapped in talks by Irish backstop

DUP’s Nigel Dodds describes as ‘devastating’ advice drawn up by UK attorney general

MPs secure the right to greater control over Brexit process

Theresa May’s deal in danger as ministers found in contempt of parliament

Theresa May’s government found in contempt of parliament

British PM opens five days of debate on Brexit deal as MPs pass motion over legal advice

DUP will ‘work to defeat Brexit deal’, says Sammy Wilson

Theresa May will travel to Brussels for talks with Jean-Claude Juncker

Brexit: May vows to press on with deal despite opposition

EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says the draft deal was ‘fair and balanced’

Raab accuses May of not standing up to Brussels ‘Brexit bullies’

Former Brexit secretary told the Sunday Times the UK should demand to unilaterally leave the customs union

Brexit deal: Varadkar signals very little wriggle room

‘Very difficult’ to avoid hard border if no withdrawal agreement in place, says Taoiseach

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