Mel Stride
The Tory leader's top team has some baggage.
Health secretary launches withering blast at Tory leadership hopeful.
He follows Priti Patel out of the exit door.
"How did Covid stop you building prisons? It didn't," the Sky News presenter said.
The first unsuccessful candidate will be knocked out next Wednesday.
The Tory leadership hopeful may be regretting his "credible, persuasive" economic plan after this.
"It is not something that you can solve by leaping onto some magical ideological square," the shadow pensions secretary said.
The Tory leadership contender said the Reform UK leader's response to the tragedy was "not helpful".
The winner will be the sixth Conservative Party leader since 2016.
The winner will be the sixth Conservative Party leader since 2016.