Mark Harper
Blue-on-blue attacks dramatically stepped up, with Dominic Raab claiming Truss's plans are an “electoral suicide note”.
Tory leadership frontrunner now has a 34-point lead over her rival, a poll suggests, as party membership voting begins.
"One has to get a sense of perspective."
Police have started interviewing "key witnesses" as part of the investigation into the scandal.
Government "committed" to reopening schools on March 8, foreign secretary says, but he pushed back on backbench calls to end restrictions early.
The figures come as former Conservative Party chief Whip says Boris Johnson's top aide should resign.
Two former Tory immigration ministers back plan.
Boris Johnson is leading the contest to become Britain's next Prime Minister after receiving 114 votes, well ahead of runner up Jeremy Hunt who got 43. Andrea Leadsom, Mark Harper and Esther McVey are out of the race after failing to garner enough votes. Further rounds of voting will whittle down the list of candidates until a winner is announced in late July.
Andrea Leadsom, Mark Harper and Esther McVey all eliminated.
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