Mordaunt is still one of those at the top end of the market to succeed Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Leader.

Farage was in an unstoppable position in 2015. He lost that election, and if there's a similar counter-movement, he can lose this one too.

“I think it’s political malpractice of the highest order", Tim Montgomerie, the founder of the grassroots Conservative Home website said.

"What a waste of time war is…there's no need for it, it can be avoided"

His answer was straight to the point!

Guided hikes are followed by spa treatments to sooth the muscles and a six-course gourmet dinner in the Alpine village of Seis am Schlern.

Sky News used the same modelling deployed by the Tories during the leader's debate to calculate tax increases since the last election.

There’s a black hole waiting to be filled by the one demographic that wants to be taxed more.

The comments come after it was revealed the party has accepted another £5 million in donations from Frank Hester.