The big picture at Conservative party conference is that unless something changes, the next party leader will be Robert Jenrick. Tory MPs will vote next week to narrow down the field to a final pair, who will then be put before the members in an online ballot, with the result announced on November 2.

Robert Jenrick closing in on Kemi Badenoch in Tory leadership race, poll shows - The latest polling put the former business secretary just four points ahead of Mr Jenrick

Robert Jenrick has caused controversy with a claim about UK special forces. The Conservative Party conference continues in Birmingham as the candidates to replace Rishi Sunak seek to win over members and fellow MPs.

Robert Jenrick has been condemned by two of his Tory leadership rivals after he claimed the SAS kill rather than capture terrorists. The former immigration minister made the incendiary claim in a campaign video posted on X.

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has told activists the party will "die" unless it advocates leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The former Home Office minister told supporters at the party's annual conference the convention had made it "impossible to secure our borders”.