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Rory Stewart quits Tory Party and announces he plans to stand as independent candidate for Mayor of London
Former Tory leadership candidate Mr Stewart said he has resigned from the Conservative Party and will stand down at the next general election.
NewsRoss McGuinness'It’s all fake': Rory Stewart responds to fake selfie video claim while campaigning to be Tory leader
The minister for international development is one of ten candidates to be Tory leader.
NewsAndy WellsLabour MP says praise for Boris Johnson 'made me want to scoop my own eyeballs out with a teaspoon'
Boris Johnson remains the current favourite to take over as Tory leader.
NewsYahoo News UK"Why don't you resign... We don't want you!" Theresa May heckled by Tory activist
Stuart Davies, a member of Clwyd South Conservatives, shouted at the Prime Minister to resign as she began a speech to Welsh Tories in Llangollen. The National Convention don't want you, we don't want you,” shouted Mr Davies, who described himself as a loyal Conservative. Afterwards, he told journalists that Mrs May should resign “now”.
NewsEllen ManningTory MP cries on live TV as Conservatives lose more than 1,000 seats in local elections
Results from 96 of 248 councils showed the Tories lost 257 seats and Labour 45.
NewsMatilda LongA third of Tory MPs want to bring back the death penalty
An exclusive poll of MPs found that 18% of Conservatives strongly support bringing back the death penalty and 13% somewhat support doing so.
