It was a curious farewell for Rishi Sunak this afternoon. The Tory leader has just finished his final speech to the party faithful before handing over the reins in five weeks time.

Britain's interim Leader of the Opposition Rishi Sunak has used his final address as Conservative Party chief to call on his colleagues to stop squabbling and unite behind his successor

Under the existing Tory leadership timetable a new leader will be announced on November 2 - three days after Rachel Reeves delivers Labour's first Budget in over 14 years

Two of the Tory leadership candidates have come out again this morning to bring forward the date of the election.

Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservative Party to unite behind whoever wins the contest to replace him as leader. In a speech at the party's conference in Birmingham, Sunak said: "We must end the division,

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has urged the Conservative Party to cease its infighting, in his final address to Tory members before he stands down as leader. Mr Sunak, who oversaw the Conservatives’ worst election loss in living memory during the summer,

Rishi Sunak has apologised to party supporters in his final conference speech as leader, claiming he "could not deliver the result" that the "efforts" of the party deserved.The former Prime Minister,