I want a winner, but I also want a winner who will be the best possible Mayor.
As voting opens, the contenders give their last pitch for the nomination.
It’s no surprise that he plans a massive centralisation programme, regardless of the cost to children or taxpayers.
From the Falklands to the Middle East, he’s reliably on the wrong side.
From opposing the benefits cap to seeking to squeeze more tax out of small businesses, his ideas would destroy jobs.
From a love of higher spending and borrowing, through to higher taxes and mass nationalisations, even his colleagues think he would be a disaster.
From abolishing the Army to withdrawing from NATO, here are the five key things you need to know about the Leader of the Opposition.
The Opposition is a fundamentally changed Party – which means this is only the beginning of a ride that will be both funny and deadly serious.
From Cabinet Ministers to Conservative Associations, the troubled IT system is losing people’s confidence.
The troubled VoteSource database strikes again as CCHQ asks activists to manually check membership lists.
Lord Ashcroft’s polling gives some insight into how sticky the defectors might be. It isn’t pretty reading for their new leader.
The Tory press officer responded far better to the Channel 4 correspondent’s pursuit than many a politician.
Parliamentary assent for a wider bombing campaign could be more tricky.
Of the 37 Conservatives MPs who rebelled, only eight entered the Commons either this year or in 2010.
Today’s votes offer a real opportunity to protect the fairness of the ballot.