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Boris Johnson is the frontrunner in the Tory leadership race

Labour MP Lisa Forbes narrowly won the seat for the Labour party by 683 votes, pipping businessman and Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene to the hotly contested Parliamentary seat. But, following the results of the election, Cambridgeshire Police have received five complaints of malpractice. Three of the complaints are to do with postal voting, while one relates to bribery and corruption and another concerns breach of privacy. An election observer also raised concerns over the behaviour of certain voters during the June 6 by-election. EU ministers insist new PM faces 'take-it-or-leave-it' Brexit ultimatum from Brussels


Former Liberal Democrat candidate John Ault said he saw voters photographing their ballot papers. Mr Ault said to The Mail on Sunday: "I have observed many elections across Europe and only once in Kazchstan many years ago, did I see what I saw happen three times in Peterborough." Mr Aults said this photography could have been down to people fulfilling a contractual obligation. Last week, Peterborough City Council issued a statement saying they had seen no evidence of postal voting fraud. This by-election came about after Labour's Fiona Onasanya was removed from office due to a recall petition. Nigel Farage's Brexit Party had been the bookmakers' favourite but ended up finishing second. SEE BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATES...

Michael Gove has warned against a No Deal Brexit


7pm update: Rory Stewart reaches out to Brexit Party leader Farage to secure leadership win Rory Stewart has appealed to Nigel Farage in a last-ditch attempt to secure a win in the Tory leadership race. On radio programme LBC, Mr Stewart told the Brexit Party leader: “You represent such an important part of this debate. “The fact you actually lead us out of Europe in the first place puts you in a very important position in this. We need to find a way, as a party, of reaching out to you. “Not only to you, I also want to reach out to trade unions and other people in this country who care our economy, but we must reach out to you and bring you in to try to work out how we crack this.” Mr Farage replied: “Well, Rory, interesting. I tell you, when it comes to getting us out of the European Union, and getting us to be sovereign country, I would meet with anybody and I'd travel anywhere to do that.”

Rory Stewart has appealed to Nigel Farage in a last-ditch attempt to secure a win

6.10pm update: Rory Stewart begs for backing to avoid being booted out of leadership battle tomorrow Rory Stewart is begging MPs to support him to avoid being booted out of the Tory leadership race tomorrow. The International Development Secretary is desperately trying to scoop the 33 votes he needs to survive tomorrow’s second vote. He only got 19 votes last week. 5.30pm update: SNP MP refuses to apologise for comment on Brexit Party funding SNP MEP Alyn Smith has issued an apology to Brexit Party chairman MEP Richard Tice over claims he made about the party's source of funding. In an interview on Sky News in May ahead of the European election, Mr Smith accused the Brexit Party of being a "a shell company" that was a "money laundering front". The Brexit Party was cleared of any funding suspicions by the Electoral Commission. 4.40pm update: Varadkar refuses to clarify comments on drug past Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has refused to clarify comments he made in a 2010 interview about his drug use. In an interview with Hotpress magazine he was asked whether he had experimented with class A substances after he admitted to smoking cannabis in college. He replied at the time: "Not since I've held elected office, anyway. "I've been extremely law-abiding since I've been elected to politics." Since the drug storm engulfing the Tory Party leadership battle, he has not elaborated on this. When pressed for an answer today, his office did not respond for a statement requested by the Irish Independent. 4pm update: Alternatives to backstop will not solve Irish border issue says Brady Sir Graham Brady said alternatives to the Brexit backstop arrangement will not completely "solve" the Irish border issue. He said it should still be a priority for any new prime minister.

The current odds for the rivals to be the next Tory leader

3.30pm update: Stewart and Javid insist they can survive next Tory leadership vote Tory leadership hopefuls Rory Stewart and Sajid Javid believe they have the required number of supporters to survive Tuesday's second round of voting. Mr Stewart managed to secure just 19 votes in the first ballot and Mr Javid had 23 - both short of the 33 required to stay in the race after the second vote. But they told journalists at a special hustings in Westminster that they were confident of remaining in the contest to be the next prime minister. They are a long way short of frontrunner Boris Johnson, who picked up 114 votes last week and has since been boosted by the support of former leadership contender Matt Hancock. 2:24pm update: Michael Gove has claimed a No Deal will make Jeremy Corbyn ‘PM by Christmas’ Mr Gove has said Labour could be in 10 Downing Street in the next few months. Mr Gove said: "Other candidates say if we're almost there on October 31 but not quite there, 'tell you what, we will rip up all the progress we've made and try to leave without a deal.' "That would mean a vote of confidence in Parliament, a general election and Corbyn in Downing Street by Christmas. I will not do that." 1:30pm update: Tom Watson has described a new referendum as the “least worst option” Labour’s deputy leader’s comments come after his speech this morning urging his party to support a second referendum. Jeremy Corbyn has resisted calls to fully get behind another public vote.

12:17pm update: Rory Stewart becomes second favourite as 33 MPs pledge to back him Following the International Development secretary’s success in the debate, Bookie William Hill has put him at 10/1. This puts him ahead of the other candidates who are challenging Boris Johnson, including Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (14/1). 11:21am update: Italian companies are still investing in the UK despite Brexit A survey by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom reveals that Italian companies have created 8,500 new jobs in recent years. In recent years, Italy has been one of the largest investors in the British economy, engaging in 369 projects, particularly in the fields of renewable energy, engineering and digital industries, creating around 8,500 new jobs. 11:05am: Brussels called Dominic Raab ‘the turnip’ when he was Brexit secretary EU sources have claimed Mr Raab was given the name during his spell as Brexit secretary. Mr Raab is one of the remaining Tory MPs vying to replace Theresa May in Downing Street. 11am update: Tom Watson claims Labour IS a Remain party in speech The Labour Party’s deputy leader has encourages his party to back staying in the European Union in a speech at the Centre for European Reform. Mr Corbyn has refused to take an anti-Brexit stance despite demands from certain members of his shadow cabinet. Mr Watson said: Pro-European is who we are and who we have always been. Our members are Remain. Our values are Remain. Our hearts are Remain. "The only way to break the political deadlock is to bring the public back into this decision, and we must argue strongly to remain. Our future doesn't need to be Brexit. We can change our future. We can put Britain back at the heart of Europe again. "We can be proud of leading the fight for a fairer and stronger future, together. But we can only achieve this future if Labour fights for it and champions it. It's time we do that." Mr Watson added: “What unites young people is they don’t see British culture in isolation for european culture and they are fearful this country is about to jettison on a dip creative partnership. “Our belief in the EU has been whispered not shouted. It’s been taken as read by generation of labour politics the EU is at best a necessary evil.”

Boris Johnson is the frontrunner in the Tory leadership race

10:53am update: New PM ‘CAN NOT’ renegotiate Brexit deal says Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has said it would be wrong to think that a new British prime minister could renegotiate a Brexit deal. He said: “Independently of the name of the new prime minister, the deal is on the table. It is to take or to leave.” 10:04am update: Economic growth is expected to slow to lowest levels since the financial crisis The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that UK growth is tipped to slow as firms run down stockpiles. The organisation has slashed its forecast for GDP growth next year to just 1%, from 1.3%. 9:10 am update: The Attorney General’s legal advice could thwart Boris Johnson’s plan to withhold Brexit bill payments Geoffrey Cox has warned that linking Brexit bill payments to the progress of any trade talks would be illegal. This could mean that Mr Johnson would have to ignore existing government legal advice if he is going to withhold the £39 billion Brexit bill.

Tom Watson has said that the Labour Party IS a Remain Party