Comparing the main policies of the Tory leadership candidates - taxes, cuts, culture wars and Brexit

Conservative leadership candidates are now vying to fight each other in a move that has serious implications for those on the left.

Tax and spending cuts as public services reel from the impact of Covid have featured prominently as candidates battle for MPs' backers.

Right-wing members including Suella Braverman, Kemi Badenoch, Liz Truss and Nadhim Zahawi all want to prioritize tax cuts in their fight.

And sensitive issues such as trans and women's rights have been turned into “culture war” squabbles where candidates make their positions clear.

Meanwhile, there is hardly any mention of the environment, the war in Ukraine, or more help for the poorest in society.

Candidates Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak (

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Rishi Sunak

Penny Mordaunt

Liz Truss

Kemi Badenoch

Tom Tugendhat

Jérémy Hunt

Suella Braverman

Nadhim Zahaoui

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The field of candidates is reduced, with