Ggood morning and welcome to today’s politics live blog.
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will take part in the first official Tory Hustings event in Leeds tonight, with both candidates hoping to gain an advantage in the race for number 10.
The contest is now entering an important phase as Conservative Party members prepare to vote, with ballots set to arrive at their doorsteps between August 1 and August 5.
Meanwhile, Labor is bracing for civil war after Sir Keir Starmer fired Sam Tarry from the front bench for joining a union picket.
It promises to be another busy day in Westminster and I’ll walk you through the key developments.